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Description: 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

Cast:
General Charles 'Chinese' Gordon: Charlton Heston
The Mahdi: Laurence Olivier
Colonel J.D.H. Stewart: Richard Johnson
William Gladstone: Ralph Richardson
Sir Evelyn Baring: Alexander Knox
Khaleel: Johnny Sekka
Lord Granville: Michael Hordern
Zobeir Pasha: Zia Mohyeddin
Sheikh Osman: Marne Maitland
General Wolseley: Nigel Green
Lord Hartington: Hugh Williams
Sir Charles Dilke: Ralph Michael
Khalifa Abdullah: Douglas Wilmer
Colonel William Hicks: Edward Underdown
Major Kitchener: Peter Arne
Awaan: Alan Tilvern
Herbin: Michael Anthony
Soldier on Parade: Bill Brandon
Sheikh Abdul Rahim: Roger Delgado
Narrator: Leo Genn
The Dancer: Lisa Guiraut
Undetermined Secondary Role: David Lawton
Lord Northbrook: Ronald Leigh-Hunt
Bordeini Bey: Alec Mango
Giriagis Bey: George Pastell
Various Roles: Robert Rietty
Officer: Harold Sanderson
Frank Power: Jerome Willis

Written by: Robert Ardrey

Director: Basil Dearden, Eliot Elisofon

Production: Julian Blaustein Productions Ltd., United Artists

Release date: 15 Jun 1966