Gordon Of Khartoum Film
Movie info in 1883 william gladstone ralph richardson britains prime minister enlists reputable gen.
Gordon of khartoum film. Gordon charlton heston to smooth over the situation in sudan after a brutal battle has. Charles gordon led an unsuccessful defense of the sudanese city against an army headed by the religious leader al mahdi. 22 the siege of khartoum is the setting for wilbur smith s novel the triumph of the sun pub.
1 video 42 images. The story is uniquely relevant to today as the british government sends the famous general gordon to evacuate the egyptians from khartoum who are under siege from a self appointed islamic jihadist. Bbc 1982 produced by malcolm brown 1930 2017 narrated by robert hardy 1925 2017.
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 richardson. Khartoum is a 1966 british epic war film written by robert ardrey and directed by basil deardenit stars charlton heston as british gen. While much of this beautifully shot film concerns gordons struggle to somehow get help to complete his mission the scenes between charlton heston as gordon and laurence olivier as the mahdi are superb.
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. These events are depicted in the 1966 film khartoum with charlton heston as general gordon and laurence olivier as muhammad ahmad. Approved 2h 8min action adventure drama 15 june 1966 usa 210 trailer.
2005 and david gibbins pharaoh 2013. Khartoum british epic film released in 1966 that was a big budget fact based account of the siege of khartoum 188485 in which gen.