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Khartoum.

Major General Charles George Gordon is hailed as Khartoum's savior in 1883. He is sent to the Sudan by Muslim zealots led by Muhammad Ahmad, a fanatic Sudanese Arab who believes he is the Mahdi, the prophesied "expected one of Mohammed" Gordon is told that his mission, to evacuate troops and civilians, is unsanctioned by the British government, which will disavow all responsibility if he fails. When the waters recede in winter, drying up his moat, the small Egyptian army is overwhelmed by 100,000 Mahdist tribesmen. On 26 January 1885, the city

Credits

Cast
Charlton Heston, Laurence Olivier
Complete catalog record
Khartoum. Julian Blaustein Productions, England. Released In The U.S. By United Artists Corp. 135 Min., Sd., Color, 35 Mm. Ultra Panavision. © Julian Blaustein Productions, Ltd.; 10jun66; Lf8.

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Sources

  1. 16mm Filmography (legacy record) — title, year, creator, format, color, sound, genre, description, credits, catalog record
  2. Wikidata · Q1740603 ↗ — length, country

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