Khartoum (1966) - film review

Basil Dearden, Eliot Elisofon

Action / Adventure / Drama / History / War

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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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