Khartoum

Overview

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.

Cast

Charlton Heston

Gen. Charles 'Chinese' Gordon

Laurence Olivier

Mahdi

Richard Johnson

Colonel Stewart

Ralph Richardson