Khartoum (1966) - film review
Basil Dearden, Eliot Elisofon
Action / Adventure / Drama / History / War

Summary
Khartoum is a British war film first released in 1966,
directed by Basil Dearden and Eliot Elisofon.
The film stars Charlton Heston, Laurence Olivier, Richard Johnson, Ralph Richardson and Alexander Knox.
Our overall rating for this film is: good.
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Credits
- Director: Basil Dearden, Eliot Elisofon
- Script: Robert Ardrey
- Photo: Edward Scaife
- Music: Frank Cordell
- Cast: Charlton Heston (Gen. Charles ’Chinese’ Gordon), Laurence Olivier (The Mahdi), Richard Johnson (Col. J.D.H. Stewart), Ralph Richardson (William Gladstone), Alexander Knox (Sir Evelyn Baring), Johnny Sekka (Khaleel), Michael Hordern (Lord Granville), Zia Mohyeddin (Zobeir Pasha), Marne Maitland (Sheikh Osman), Nigel Green (Gen. Wolseley), Hugh Williams (Lord Hartington), Ralph Michael (Sir Charles Dilke), Douglas Wilmer (Khalifa Abdullah), Edward Underdown (Col. William Hicks), Peter Arne (Maj. Kitchener), Alan Tilvern (Awaan), Michael Anthony (Herbin), Roger Delgado, Leo Genn (Narrator), Lisa Guiraut (The dancer), Ronald Leigh-Hunt (Lord Northbrook), Alec Mango (Bordeini Bey), George Pastell (Giriagis Bey), Jerome Willis (Frank Power)
- Country: UK
- Language: English
- Runtime: 134 min
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