Khartoum [Blu-ray]

Khartoum [Blu-ray]

Director: Basil Dearden Cast: Charlton Heston
Charlton Heston
, Laurence Olivier
Laurence Olivier
, Ralph Richardson
Ralph Richardson
, Alexander Knox
Alexander Knox
Basil Dearden
Khartoum [Blu-ray]

Khartoum [Blu-ray]

Director: Basil Dearden Cast: Charlton Heston
Charlton Heston
, Laurence Olivier
Laurence Olivier
, Ralph Richardson
Ralph Richardson
, Alexander Knox
Alexander Knox
Basil Dearden

Blu-ray (Subtitled)

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Overview

After declaring a holy war to rid the Sudan of Anglo-Egyptian rule in the 1880s, the fanatical Sudanese leader Muhammad Ahmad (Laurence Olivier) massacres a British-led force of 8,000 and marches on the strategic city of Khartoum at the confluence of the Blue Nile and the White Nile. The British government of Prime Minister William Ewart Gladstone (Ralph Richardson) then sends one of its greatest generals, Charles George Gordon (Charlton Heston), to Khartoum to make peace and save the city. Gordon had previously served with distinction in the Crimea, China, India and South Africa. Most important, he had also served as governor of the Sudan in the late 1870s at the request of the khedive of Egypt, instituting administrative reforms, reducing the slave trade and bolstering the economy. However, before Gordon reaches Khartoum with his aide, many of his former Sudanese friends defect to the Mahdi. Nevertheless, Gordon receives a rousing reception when he arrives in the city in February 1884. Heartened, he meets in the desert with the Mahdi to try to forge a peace agreement, but the Arab leader tells Gordon he is bent on taking Khartoum. What's more, he means to conquer other cities -- Cairo, Mecca, Baghdad and Constantinople -- to establish a vast empire under his leadership. Convinced that more war is inevitable, Gordon and the loyal Egyptian troops under his command prepare for battle. Meanwhile, in London, the Gladstone government is reluctant to dispatch troops to support the outnumbered Khartoum forces because colonial meddling has become bad politics. To forestall disaster, Gordon diverts the Nile to create a moat around Khartoum and leads a foray in which he steals cattle from the Mahdi's herd to supply the besieged city with food. But when the Nile recedes, the stage is set for the final battle that will decide the fate of Khartoum.

Product Details

Release Date: 11/01/2022
UPC: 0850035985601
Original Release: 1966
Rating: NR
Source: Sandpiper Pictures
Language: English
Time: 2:16:00
Sales rank: 1,515

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits
Charlton Heston Gen. Charles 'Chinese' Gordon
Laurence Olivier The Mahdi
Ralph Richardson Col. J.D.H. Stewart
Alexander Knox Sir Evelyn Baring
Johnny Sekka Khaleel
Michael Hordern Lord Granville
Zia Mohyeddin Zobeir Pasha
Marne Maitland Sheikh Osman
Nigel Green Gen. Wolseley
Hugh Williams Lord Hartington
Douglas Wilmer Khalifa Abdullah
Edward Underdown Col. Hicks
Alec Mango Bordeini Bey
George Pastell Giriagis Bey
Peter Arne Maj. Kitchener
Alan Tilvern Awaan
Michael Anthony Actor
Jerome Willis Frank Power
Leila The Dancer
Ronald Leigh-Hunt Lord Northbrook
Ralph Michael Sir Charles Dilke
Leo Genn Narrator
Richard Johnson Col. J.D.H. Stewart
Richard Jordan Actor
Frank Cordell Composer

Technical Credits
Basil Dearden Director
Julian Blaustein Producer
Richard Parker Special Effects
Robert Ardrey Screenwriter
Ken Buckle Stunts
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