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Khartoum

In the Sudan, in 1884 to 1885, Egyptian forces led by British General Charles "Chinese" Gordon (Charlton Heston) defend Khartoum against an invading Muslim Army led by a religious fanatic, Mohammed Ahmed el Mahdi (Sir Laurence Olivie

Director

Basil Dearden, Eliot Elisofon

Year

Genre

action, adventure, drama

Box Office

N/A

Production

Julian Blaustein Productions Ltd.,United Artists

Awards

Nominated for 1 Oscar. 3 nominations total

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General Charles 'Chinese' Gordon

Charlton Heston

The Mahdi

Laurence Olivier

Colonel J.D.H. Stewart

Richard Johnson

William Gladstone

Ralph Richardson

Sir Evelyn Baring

Khaleel

Lord Granville

Michael Hordern

Zobeir Pasha

Sheikh Osman

General Wolseley

Lord Hartington

Sir Charles Dilke

Khalifa Abdullah

Colonel William Hicks

Edward Underdown

Major Kitchener

Awaan

Herbin

Michael Anthony

Soldier on Parade

Sheikh Abdul Rahim

Narrator

The Dancer

Undetermined Secondary Role

Lord Northbrook

Ronald Leigh-Hunt

Bordeini Bey

Giriagis Bey

Various Roles

Officer

Harold Sanderson

Frank Power

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Narrator The Mahdi General Charles 'chinese' Gordon Col. J.d.h. Stewart Gen. Charles 'chinese' Gordon William Gladstone Zobeir Pasha Herbin

- Keep those men back!
- Right you are! Keep order! - Khartoum

- Keep those men back! - Right you are! Keep order!

I don't trust any man who consults God before he consults me - Khartoum

I don't trust any man who consults God before he...

And when the Mahdi floats me down the Nile - Khartoum

And when the Mahdi floats me down the Nile

God go with you - Khartoum

God go with you

Are the chances of my sacking you - Khartoum

Are the chances of my sacking you

Why did you let them talk you into this mission - Khartoum

Why did you let them talk you into this mission

Humbly, Highness,
I accept this command... - Khartoum

Humbly, Highness, I accept this command...

From the hands of the great Gordon Pasha - Khartoum

From the hands of the great Gordon Pasha

Go back. Go back to London. - Khartoum

Go back. Go back to London.

Stewart, just how far into
the Sudan would you say we are? - Khartoum

Stewart, just how far into the Sudan would you say we are?

Look at that!
Isn't that marvelous? - Khartoum

Look at that! Isn't that marvelous?

Gordon Pasha! - Khartoum

Welcome back, Gordon Pasha. - Khartoum

Welcome back, Gordon Pasha.

Gordon Pasha
will be with us shortly. - Khartoum

Gordon Pasha will be with us shortly.

You don't. - Khartoum

Peace be with you. - Khartoum

Peace be with you.

I have been instructed
by the Prophet... - Khartoum

I have been instructed by the Prophet...

Excellency,
he has had no sleep. - Khartoum

Excellency, he has had no sleep.

You have... been to the Mahdi. - Khartoum

You have... been to the Mahdi.

The Mahdi plans to lay siege to Khartoum - Khartoum

The Mahdi plans to lay siege to Khartoum

Save Gordon. - Khartoum

Stewart Pasha. - Khartoum

We'll make a stand
and hold them... - Khartoum

We'll make a stand and hold them...

Now then, we can hold them here
while the convoy gets away. - Khartoum

Now then, we can hold them here while the convoy gets away.

Re-form! - Khartoum

Move forward! - Khartoum

Ready... charge! - Khartoum

Ready... charge!

They'll come at us again
from the dark now. - Khartoum

They'll come at us again from the dark now.

Kitchener. - Khartoum

Colonel Stewart, sir. - Khartoum

Colonel Stewart, sir.

Sir. - Khartoum

Khaleel. - Khartoum

It's Stewart.
He's sailed from England... - Khartoum

It's Stewart. He's sailed from England...

I do not have the ingredient
here, Gordon Pasha... - Khartoum

I do not have the ingredient here, Gordon Pasha...

Squad, attention! - Khartoum

Squad, attention!

Didn't he say where
they're mounting them? - Khartoum

Didn't he say where they're mounting them?

Every man has a final weapon - Khartoum

Every man has a final weapon

Every man has a final weapon - Khartoum

Every man has a final weapon

I don't ask you to be unafraid,
simply to act unafraid. - Khartoum

I don't ask you to be unafraid, simply to act unafraid.

Gordon Pasha,
we are ready to sail. - Khartoum

Gordon Pasha, we are ready to sail.

Why didn't we go, Gordon Pasha? - Khartoum

Why didn't we go, Gordon Pasha?

This is Metemmah.
We'll refuel. - Khartoum

This is Metemmah. We'll refuel.

So we ride beneath no more desert stars - Khartoum

So we ride beneath no more desert stars

We ride beneath no more
desert stars, then. - Khartoum

We ride beneath no more desert stars, then.

We reach Berber
tomorrow morning. - Khartoum

We reach Berber tomorrow morning.

Can't we move any further from
the shore than this, Captain? - Khartoum

Can't we move any further from the shore than this, Cap...

Full speed. - Khartoum

They have no heavy guns. - Khartoum

They have no heavy guns.

Gordon Pasha, the police. - Khartoum

Gordon Pasha, the police.

Awaan, is this true? - Khartoum

Awaan, is this true?

Firing squad, take aim! - Khartoum

Firing squad, take aim!

I can't believe it. - Khartoum

I can't believe it.

Stand your camels. - Khartoum

Stand your camels.

Advance in a column of sections
from the right. - Khartoum

Advance in a column of sections from the right.

Did you pack the powder tightly? - Khartoum

Did you pack the powder tightly?

Now, you see, by firing this
pistol into the tinderbox... - Khartoum

Now, you see, by firing this pistol into the tinderbox...

Come along. - Khartoum

Good. Should be able to set off
about twenty fuses... - Khartoum

Good. Should be able to set off about twenty fuses...

Halt! - Khartoum

By now the Christian soldiers
are on the river. - Khartoum

By now the Christian soldiers are on the river.

Tell Abdullah he may make
his preparations. - Khartoum

Tell Abdullah he may make his preparations.

Where did you get this? - Khartoum

Where did you get this?

If I'm not back by dawn,
you'll be shot. - Khartoum

If I'm not back by dawn, you'll be shot.

I should prefer - Khartoum

I should prefer

It is sometimes wise - Khartoum

It is sometimes wise

I sent the message. - Khartoum

I sent the message.

If my life has a single point - Khartoum

If my life has a single point

If my life has a single point it's this - Khartoum

If my life has a single point it's this

If you as a servant of your God - Khartoum

If you as a servant of your God

If you as a servant of your God - Khartoum

If you as a servant of your God

I do not believe any infidel,
even you, Gordon Pasha... - Khartoum

I do not believe any infidel, even you, Gordon Pasha...

Is it the Englishman
whose name was Frank Power? - Khartoum

Is it the Englishman whose name was Frank Power?

Do you leave Khartoum? - Khartoum

Do you leave Khartoum?

Sir! The river! - Khartoum

Sir! The river!

So. - Khartoum

Where is Abdullah - Khartoum

Where is Abdullah

Take it away! - Khartoum

But there is this - Khartoum

But there is this

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In the Sudan, in 1884 to 1885, Egyptian forces led by British General Charles "Chinese" Gordon (Charlton Heston) defend Khartoum against an invading Muslim Army led by a religious fanatic, Mohammed Ahmed el Mahdi (Sir Laurence Olivie

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Director: Basil Dearden, Eliot Elisofon

Writer: Robert Ardrey

Production: Julian Blaustein Productions Ltd.,United Artists

Genre: action, adventure, drama

Year: 1966

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 6.8

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 15 Jun 1966

Awards: Nominated for 1 Oscar. 3 nominations total

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