Khartoum (1966 film)

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Khartoum is a 1966 British epic historical war film directed by Basil Dearden from a screenplay by Robert Ardrey. It stars Charlton Heston as British General Charles "Chinese" Gordon and Laurence Olivier as Muhammad Ahmed (a Sudanese leader who proclaimed to be 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 1884–1885 Siege of Khartoum. The opening and closing scenes are narrated by Leo Genn. Khartoum was filmed on-location in Egypt by cinematographer Edward Scaife in Technicolor and Ultra Panavision 70, and was exhibited in 70 mm Cinerama in premiere engagements. This was the last movie filmed in Ultra Panavision 70 until 2015's The Hateful Eight. A novelisation 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...

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