Khartoum ( Khartoum ) is a British film directed by Basil Dearden , released in 1966 . The film is built in two acts.
Synopsis
The film’s narrative focuses on the Khartoum siege , in 1885 , during the Mahdists’ war in Sudan : a Muslim leader, the Mahdi ( the Expected ), launched an insurgency against the Egyptian occupier and his British ally. British Prime Minister Gladstone sends General Gordon , nicknamed Gordon Pasha , to Khartoum to protect British nationals still present.
Technical sheet
- Title: Khartoum
- Original title: Khartoum
- Director: Basil Dearden
- Scenario: Robert Ardrey
- Pictures: Edward Scaife and Harry Waxman ( second team )
- Music: Frank Cordell
- Makeup: Tom Smith
- Production: Julian Blaustein
- Country of origin: United Kingdom
- Format: colors (Technicolor) – 2.76: 1 (Ultra Panavision 70) – 70 mm
- Genre : war , adventure , drama
- Duration: 134 minutes
- Release date :
Distribution
- Charlton Heston (VF: René Arrieu ) : General Charles Gordon
- Laurence Olivier (VF: Duncan Elliott ) : The Mahdi
- Richard Johnson (VF: Michel Gatineau ) : Colonel J. D. H. Stewart
- Ralph Richardson (VF: Fernand Fabre ) : Gladstone
- Alexander Knox (VF: Stéphane Audel ) : Sir Evlyn Baring
- Johnny Sekka (VF: Bachir Toure ) : Khaleel
- Michael Hordern (VF: Émile Duard ) : Lord Granville
- Zia Mohyeddin (VF: René Bériard ) : Zobeir Pasha
- Marne Maitland (VF: Georges Atlas ) : Sheikh Osman
- Nigel Green (VF: Georges Atlas ) : General Wolseley
- Hugh Williams (VF: Roger Tréville ) : Lord Hartington
- Ralph Michael : Sir Charles Dilke
- Douglas Wilmer (KF: Henry Djanik ) : Khalifa Abdullah
- Edward Underdown : Colonel William Hicks
- Peter Arne (VF: Jean-Henri Chambois ) : Major Kitchener
See also
Related Articles
- British cinema
- Princess Elizabeth , paddle steamer used in the film.
Bibliography
- (in) Monthly Film Bulletin , n o 390
- (en) Sight and Sound , Summer 1966, p. 156
- (en) Positive , n o 80, December 1966