
Khartoum
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.
Top Billed Cast

Charlton Heston
Gen. Charles 'Chinese' Gordon

Laurence Olivier
Mahdi

Richard Johnson
Colonel Stewart

Ralph Richardson
William Gladstone

Alexander Knox
Sir Evelyn Baring
Featured Crew

Basil Dearden
Director
Eliot Elisofon
Director
Julian Blaustein
Producer
Robert Ardrey
Writer
Edward Scaife
Director of Photography
Tom Buchanan
Boom Operator
Pamela Cornell
Set Dresser
Frank Cordell
Original Music Composer
Frank Cordell
Conductor

Yakima Canutt
Second Unit Director
Harry Waxman
Second Unit Director of Photography
Richard Parker
Special Effects