Khartoum is a 1966 film written by Robert Ardrey and directed by Basil Dearden. It stars Charlton Heston as General Gordon and Laurence Olivier as the Mahdi (Mahommed Ahmed) and is based on Gordon's defence of the Sudanese city of Khartoum from the forces of the Mahdist army during the Siege of Khartoum.
Khartoum was filmed by cinematographer Ted Scaife in Ultra Panavision 70 and was exhibited in 70 mm Cinerama in premiere engagements. A novelisa...
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Khartoum is a 1966 film written by Robert Ardrey and directed by Basil Dearden. It stars Charlton Heston as General Gordon and Laurence Olivier as the Mahdi (Mahommed Ahmed) and is based on Gordon's defence of the Sudanese city of Khartoum from the forces of the Mahdist army during the Siege of Khartoum.
Khartoum was filmed by cinematographer Ted Scaife in Ultra Panavision 70 and was exhibited in 70 mm Cinerama in premiere engagements. A novelisation of the film's screenplay was written by Alan Caillou.
In 1883 Sudan, a large, poorly-trained Egyptian force under the command of British Colonel William Hicks (Edward Underdown) is lured into the desert and slaughtered by Muslim zealots led by the Muhammad Ahmad, a fanatic who believes he is the Mahdi, the prophesied "expected one of Mohammed". Prime Minister William Gladstone (Ralph Richardson) is under great pressure to send military hero General Charles Gordon to Khartoum to salvage the situation and restore British prestige. Gordon...
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