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Gen. Charles 'Chinese' Gordon:
The Mahdi plans to lay siege to Khartoum. Take it by force. To slaughter all the Egyptians - and those Sudanese who haven't accepted him. Col. J.D.H. Stewart:
[incredulous]
But... there are 35,000 people in Khartoum. Gen. Charles 'Chinese' Gordon:
Those are his purposes. And I believe him. The man is sincere. He believes utterly in the Divine necessity for what he's doing. How could I have been such a stumbling fool! I'm a man who will question anything, except my own religious convictions. The Mahdi's no different. There's vanity for you! I seem to have suffered from the illusion that I have a monopoly on God
The Mahdi plans to lay siege to Khartoum. Take it by force. To slaughter all the Egyptians - and those Sudanese who haven't accepted him. Col. J.D.H. Stewart:
[incredulous]
But... there are 35,000 people in Khartoum. Gen. Charles 'Chinese' Gordon:
Those are his purposes. And I believe him. The man is sincere. He believes utterly in the Divine necessity for what he's doing. How could I have been such a stumbling fool! I'm a man who will question anything, except my own religious convictions. The Mahdi's no different. There's vanity for you! I seem to have suffered from the illusion that I have a monopoly on God
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He plans to lay siege to Khartoum
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take it by force
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To slaughter all the Egyptians
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and those Sudanese who haven't accepted him
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But there are 35 000 people in Khartoum
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Those are his purposes and I believe him
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The man is sincere
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He believes utterly in the divine necessity
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for what he's doing
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How could I have been such a stumbling fool
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I'm a man who will question anything
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except my own religious convictions
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The Mahdi's no different
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There's vanity for you
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I seem to have suffered from the illusion
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that I have a monopoly on God
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Movie Summary
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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Gen. Charles 'chinese' Gordon
General Charles 'chinese' Gordon
