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Khartoum

Where the Nile divides, the great Cinerama adventure begins!

6.4/ 1019662h 14m

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English General Charles George Gordon is appointed military governor of Anglo-Egyptian Sudan by the Prime Minister. Ordered to evacuate Egyptians from the Sudan, Gordon stays on to protect the people of Khartoum, who are under threat of being conquered by a Muslim army.

Directed by Eliot Elisofon

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The cast

Faces behind the story

Charlton Heston

Charlton Heston

Gen. Charles 'Chinese' Gordon

Laurence Olivier

Laurence Olivier

Mahdi

Richard Johnson

Richard Johnson

Colonel Stewart

Ralph Richardson

Ralph Richardson

William Gladstone

Alexander Knox

Alexander Knox

Sir Evelyn Baring

Johnny Sekka

Johnny Sekka

Khaleel

Michael Hordern

Michael Hordern

Lord Granville

Zia Mohyeddin

Zia Mohyeddin

Zobeir Pasha