Khartoum
Where the Nile divides, the great Cinerama adventure begins!
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.
- Year : 1966
- Country : United Kingdom
- Genre : History, War, Adventure
- Studio : Julian Blaustein Productions Ltd., United Artists
- Keyword : epic, africa, siege, british empire, islam, sudan, victorian england, desert, insurgent, decapitated head, british colonialism, battle strategy, british officer, desert battle, 19th century, british occupation, khartoum, sudan, historical battle, british imperialism
- Director : Eliot Elisofon, Basil Dearden
- Cast : Charlton Heston, Laurence Olivier, Richard Johnson, Ralph Richardson, Alexander Knox, Johnny Sekka