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Khartoum

Name: Khartoum
Director: Basil Dearden
Genre: History, War, Adventure
Released: 1966-06-09
Cast: Charlton Heston, Laurence Olivier, Richard Johnson, Ralph Richardson, Alexander Knox

HistoryWarAdventure

English General Charles George Gordon is appointed military governor of Anglo-Egyptian Sudan by the Prime Minister. Ordered to evacuate Egyptians from the Sudan, Gordon stays on to protect the people of Khartoum, who are under threat of being conquered by a Muslim army.

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Cast

Charlton HestonLaurence OlivierRichard JohnsonRalph RichardsonAlexander KnoxJohnny SekkaMichael HordernZia MohyeddinMarne MaitlandNigel GreenHugh WilliamsRalph Michael

Director

Basil Dearden

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