Gen. Charles "Chinese" Gordon
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Khartoum is a 1966 British epic war film written by Robert Ardrey and directed by Basil Dearden. It stars Charlton Heston as British General Charles "Chinese" Gordon and Laurence Olivier as Muhammad Ahmed (a Sudanese leader whose devotees proclaimed him the Mahdi ), with a supporting cast that includes Richard Johnson and Ralph ...
Action Adventure Drama. In the Sudan, in 1884 to 1885, Egyptian forces led by British General Charles "Chinese" Gordon (Charlton Heston) defend Khartoum against an invading Muslim Army led by a religious fanatic, Mohammed Ahmed el Mahdi (Sir Laurence Olivier). Directors. Basil Dearden.
Nov 30, 2017 · Khartoum Blu-ray : https://amzn.to/3SI2sN7 Khartoum Streaming : https://amzn.to/3SGRKXm. Directed by Basil Dearden & Eliot Elisofon. With Charlton Heston, Laurence Olivier & Richard Johnson ...
Commanded by a determined religious leader called 'The Mahdi' (Laurence Olivier), 80,000 fierce Sudanese warriors massacre 8,000 untrained, British-led Egyptian troops in the desert, 100 miles ...
In Theaters At Home TV Shows. In 1883, William Gladstone (Ralph Richardson), Britain's prime minister, enlists reputable Gen. Gordon (Charlton Heston) to smooth over the situation in Sudan after a...
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Epic story of the British general who fell to the Arabs in 1885.
After an Egyptian Army, commanded by British officers, is destroyed in a battle in the Sudan in the 1880s, the British government is in a quandary. It does not want to commit a British military force to a foreign war, but they have a commitment to protect the Egyptians in Khartoum.
