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6.3English 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.
Released: 1966-06-09134 minDir: Eliot ElisofonHistory, War, AdventureBudget: $6.0M
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Cast
- Charlton Heston as Gen. Charles 'Chinese' Gordon
- Laurence Olivier as Mahdi
- Richard Johnson as Colonel Stewart
- Ralph Richardson as William Gladstone
- Alexander Knox as Sir Evelyn Baring
- Johnny Sekka as Khaleel
Themes
- africa
- siege
- british empire
- islam
- sudan
- victorian england
- desert
- insurgent
- decapitated head
- british colonialism
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Ratings
IMDb
6.8/10
8,472 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
100%
- Year
- 1966
- Runtime
- 128 min
- Genres
- Action, Adventure, Drama
- Rated
- Approved
- Awards
- Nominated for 1 Oscar. 3 nominations total
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Basil Dearden
- Screenwriter
- Robert Ardrey
- Cast member
- Jerome Willis
- Composer
- Frank Cordell
- Producer
- Julian Blaustein
- Cinematographer
- Edward Scaife
- Narrative location
- Sudan
- Filming location
- Pinewood Studios
- Duration
- 134
- FilmAffinity ID
- 562488
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1966-09-22
- title
- Khartoum
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay
- distributed by
- Netflix
- review score
- 100%
- characters
- William Hicks
- capital cost
- 8000000
- Commons category
- Khartoum (film)
Sources (8)
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