Khartoum (1966)

1966 · 134 min · History, War, Adventure

English General Charles George Gordon is appointed military governor of Anglo-Egyptian Sudan by the Prime Minister. Ordered to evacuate Egyptians from the Sudan, Gordon stays on to protect the people of Khartoum, who are under threat of being conquered by a Muslim army.

Directed by Basil Dearden and Eliot Elisofon. Starring Charlton Heston, Laurence Olivier, Richard Johnson, Ralph Richardson and Alexander Knox.

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