Khartoum (1966)
June 9, 1966Release Date
Khartoum (1966)
June 9, 1966Release Date
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Cast & Crew.
Charlton Heston
Gen. Charles 'Chinese' Gordon
Laurence Olivier
Mahdi
Richard Johnson
Colonel Stewart
Ralph Richardson
William Gladstone
Alexander Knox
Sir Evelyn Baring
Johnny Sekka
Khaleel
Michael Hordern
Lord Granville
Zia Mohyeddin
Zobeir Pasha
Marne Maitland
Sheikh Osman
Nigel Green
General Wolseley
Hugh Williams
Lord Hartington
Ralph Michael
Sir Charles Dilke
Douglas Wilmer
Khalifa Abdullah
Edward Underdown
Colonel William Hicks
Peter Arne
Major Kitchener
Alan Tilvern
Awaan
Michael Anthony
Herbin
Roger Delgado
Sheikh Abdul Rahim
Leo Genn
Narrator (voice)
Jerome Willis
Frank Power
Basil Dearden
Director
Julian Blaustein
Producer
Eliot Elisofon
Director
Robert Ardrey
Writer
Edward Scaife
Director of Photography
Tom Buchanan
Boom Operator
Pamela Cornell
Set Dresser
Frank Cordell
Conductor / Original Music Composer
John Peverall
Assistant Director
Bert Ross
Sound Recordist
Mary Bruce
Researcher
H. A. R. Thomson
Camera Operator
Dino Di Campo
Sound Editor
John McCorry
Wardrobe Supervisor
Frank Ernst
Unit Manager
Gordon K. McCallum
Sound Recordist
John Howell
Art Direction
Ted Tester
Assistant Art Director
Hilda Fox
Hairdresser
Ray Parslow
Camera Operator
Basil Appleby
Unit Manager
Bill Lodge
Makeup Artist
Charles Orme
Production Supervisor
Tom Smith
Makeup Artist
Richard Parker
Special Effects
Fergus McDonell
Editor
John Dennis
Sound Recordist
Kelvin Pike
Camera Operator
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Details.
Release DateJune 9, 1966
StatusReleased
Running Time2h 14m
Budget$6,000,000
Filming LocationsPinewood Studios, United Kingdom Β· Egypt
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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 (a Sudanese leader whose devotees proclaimed him the Mahdi), 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 1884β1885 Siege of Khartoum. The opening and closing scenes are narrated by Leo Genn.
Khartoum was filmed by cinematographer Edward Scaife in Technicolor and Ultra Panavision 70, and was exhibited in 70 mm Cinerama in premiere engagements. A novelization of the film's screenplay was written by Alan Caillou.
The film had its Royal World Premiere at the Casino Cinerama Theatre, in the West End of London, on 9 June 1966, in the presence of Princess Margaret and the Earl of Snowdon.
Khartoum earned Robert Ardrey an Oscar nomination for Best Screenplay. The film also earned Ralph Richardson a BAFTA Award nomination for Best British Actor.