---
title: 'Khartoum (1966)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Basil Dearden'
released: '1966-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 134
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Adventure'
  - 'War'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/khartoum-1966'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0060588/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Khartoum (1966)

1966 · 134 min · Drama, Adventure, War · United Kingdom


## Synopsis

Khartoum is a 1966 British epic war film written by Robert Ardrey and directed by Basil Dearden. It stars Charlton Heston as British General Charles "Chinese" Gordon and Laurence Olivier as Muhammad Ahmed, with a supporting cast that includes Richard Johnson and Ralph Richardson. The film is based on historical accounts of Gordon's defence of the Sudanese city of Khartoum from the forces of the Mahdist army, during the 1884–1885 Siege of Khartoum. The opening and closing scenes are narrated by Leo Genn.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Basil Dearden](https://cinepixo.com/people/basil-dearden)
- **Screenplay:** [Robert Ardrey](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-ardrey)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Frank Cordell](https://cinepixo.com/people/frank-cordell)
- **Producer:** [Julian Blaustein](https://cinepixo.com/people/julian-blaustein)
- **Director of Photography:** [Edward Scaife](https://cinepixo.com/people/edward-scaife)
- **Editor:** [Fergus McDonell](https://cinepixo.com/people/fergus-mcdonell)

## Cast

- [Laurence Olivier](https://cinepixo.com/people/laurence-olivier) as Muhammad Ahmad ibn ʿAbdallah
- [Edward Underdown](https://cinepixo.com/people/edward-underdown) as William Hicks
- [Douglas Wilmer](https://cinepixo.com/people/douglas-wilmer) as Abdallahi ibn Muhammad
- [Johnny Sekka](https://cinepixo.com/people/johnny-sekka) as Khaleel
- [Marne Maitland](https://cinepixo.com/people/marne-maitland)
- [Ralph Michael](https://cinepixo.com/people/ralph-michael) as Charles Duke
- [Hugh Williams](https://cinepixo.com/people/hugh-williams) as Spencer Cavendish, 8th Duke of Devonshire
- [Jerome Willis](https://cinepixo.com/people/jerome-willis)
- [Peter Arne](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-arne) as Horatio Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener
- [Richard Johnson](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-johnson) as John Donald Hamill Stewart
- [Alan Tilvern](https://cinepixo.com/people/alan-tilvern) as Awaan
- [Zia Mohyeddin](https://cinepixo.com/people/zia-mohyeddin) as al-Zubayr Rahma Mansur
- [Nigel Green](https://cinepixo.com/people/nigel-green) as Garnet Wolseley, 1st Viscount Wolseley
- [George Pastell](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-pastell)
- [Alexander Knox](https://cinepixo.com/people/alexander-knox) as Evelyn Baring, 1st Earl of Cromer

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/khartoum-1966
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