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Leader of Holy War Massacres Thousands of British...

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Khartoum

( Catalog Number ML102057 )
(2.35:1) (3 Sides) (CLV) (CC) (NTSC)

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Khartoum
1966 - 136 min. - Color
Genre: Action

LaserDisc Movie Storyline:
This epic historical film chronicles the true story of Sir Charles Gordon, a gallant British general during the 1880s. Gordon accepted the assignment of liberating English citizens and Egyptians from the Sudan city of Khartoum, which had been invaded by The Mahdi and his Arab forces. But Mahdi proved to be a formidable enemy, setting the stage for numerous bloody, action-packed battles in the desert, with many lives hanging in the balance.

LaserDisc Movie Review:
After declaring a holy war to rid the Sudan of Anglo-Egyptian rule in the 1880s, the fanatical Sudanese leader Muhammad Ahmad (Laurence Olivier) massacres a British-led force of 8,000 and marches on the strategic city of Khartoum at the confluence of the Blue Nile and the White Nile. The British government of Prime Minister William Ewart Gladstone (Ralph Richardson) then sends one of its greatest generals, Charles George Gordon (Charlton Heston), to Khartoum to make peace and save the city. Gordon had previously served with distinction in the Crimea, China, India and South Africa. Most important, he had also served as governor of the Sudan in the late 1870s at the request of the khedive of Egypt, instituting administrative reforms, reducing the slave trade and bolstering the economy. However, before Gordon reaches Khartoum with his aide, many of his former Sudanese friends defect to the Mahdi. Nevertheless, Gordon receives a rousing reception when he arrives in the city in February 1884. Heartened, he meets in the desert with the Mahdi to try to forge a peace agreement, but the Arab leader tells Gordon he is bent on taking Khartoum. What's more, he means to conquer other cities --- Cairo, Mecca, Baghdad and Constantinople --- to establish a vast empire under his leadership. Convinced that more war is inevitable, Gordon and the loyal Egyptian troops under his command prepare for battle. Meanwhile, in London, the Gladstone government is reluctant to dispatch troops to support the outnumbered Khartoum forces because colonial meddling has become bad politics. To forestall disaster, Gordon diverts the Nile to create a moat around Khartoum and leads a foray in which he steals cattle from the Mahdi's herd to supply the besieged city with food. But when the Nile recedes, the stage is set for the final battle that will decide the fate of Khartoum. --- Mike Cummings

This film's scenario is an old one: Dig in. Take aim. Then fight to the last gasp. But director Basil Deardon's Khartoum executes the scenario on a grand scale. Set mainly in and near the Sudanese city of Khartoum between 1884 and 1885, it features massing armies, booming canons, and a desert landscape alternately beautiful and brutal. Both Charleston Heston as Gordon and Laurence Olivier as Ahmad are in top form as they define the central conflicts: Gordon's ego vs Ahmad's ego, the Christian God vs the Muslim God, and Sudanese rule vs Anglo-Egyptian rule. A memorable scene in the film is a confrontation between Heston and Olivier in the Mahdi's tent. There, they clash verbally as Olivier reveals his plan to take not only Khartoum, but also Cairo, Mecca, Baghdad and Constantinople. Although both actors infuse their characters with unyielding resolve, Olivier is the more overtly fanatical and menacing, but Heston, for his part, refuses to cower, and his always imposing film presence serves him well in presenting Gordon as larger-than-life visionary. Some reviewers, however, criticized the film for both Olivier's use of blackface make-up and for being a bit "talky." If good writing, acting and pacing constitute talkiness, then the film is indeed guilty of that offense. --- Mike Cummings

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Cast for Khartoum

Charlton Heston - Gen. Charles Gordon
Laurence Olivier - The Mahdi
Richard Johnson - Col. J.D.H. Stewart
Ralph Richardson - Mr. Gladstone
Alexander Knox - Sir Evelyn Baring
Johnny Sekka - Khaleel
Michael Hordern - Lord Granville
Zia Mohyeddin - Zobeir Pasha
Marne Maitland - Sheikh Osman
Nigel Green - Gen. Wolseley
Douglas Wilmer - Khalifa Abdullah
Edward Underdown - Col. Hicks
Alec Mango - Bordeini Bey
George Pastell - Giriagis Bey
Peter Arne - Maj. Kitchener
Alan Tilvern - Awaan
Michael Anthony - Herbin
Jerome Willis - Frank Power
Leila - The Dancer
Ralph Michael - Sir Charles Dilke
Ronald Leigh-Hunt - Lord Northbrook
Leo Genn - Narrator
Hugh Williams - Lord Hartington

Crew for Khartoum

Basil Dearden - Director
Julian Blaustein - Producer
Robert Ardrey - Screenwriter
Edward Scaife - Cinematographer
Harry Waxman - Cinematographer
Frank Cordell - Composer (Music Score) / Musical Direction/Supervision
Fergus McDonell - Editor
John Stoll - Production Designer
John Howell - Art Director
John Bodimeade - Set Designer
Pamela Cornell - Set Designer
John McCorry - Costume Designer
Richard Parker - Special Effects

Feature Details

Title: Khartoum
Feature Release Date: 1966
Genre: Action
Color: Color
Runtime: 136 Minutes
Picture: Letterboxed
Ratio: 2.35:1
Playback Format: CLV

IMDB Info...

Technical Details

LD Release Date: 14 Aug 1991
Catalog Number: ML102057
UPC: 027616205766
ISBN: 0792805712
Manufacturer: Pioneer USA
Publisher: MGM/UA Home Video

Diameter: 12"
Sides: 3
Cover: Gatefold Jacket
Closed Caption: English
Spoken Language: English
Country: USA
Video Format: NTSC

Model: ML102057
Shipping Weight: 2 lbs
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Charlton Heston and Laurence Olivier in...

Khartoum

( Catalog Number ML102057 )
(2.35:1) (3 Sides) (CLV) (CC) (NTSC)

LaserDisc Special Features

Best Version on LaserDisc

Khartoum
1966 - 136 min. - Color
Genre: Action

LaserDisc Movie Storyline:
This epic historical film chronicles the true story of Sir Charles Gordon, a gallant British general during the 1880s. Gordon accepted the assignment of liberating English citizens and Egyptians from the Sudan city of Khartoum, which had been invaded by The Mahdi and his Arab forces. But Mahdi proved to be a formidable enemy, setting the stage for numerous bloody, action-packed battles in the desert, with many lives hanging in the balance.

LaserDisc Movie Review:
After declaring a holy war to rid the Sudan of Anglo-Egyptian rule in the 1880s, the fanatical Sudanese leader Muhammad Ahmad (Laurence Olivier) massacres a British-led force of 8,000 and marches on the strategic city of Khartoum at the confluence of the Blue Nile and the White Nile. The British government of Prime Minister William Ewart Gladstone (Ralph Richardson) then sends one of its greatest generals, Charles George Gordon (Charlton Heston), to Khartoum to make peace and save the city. Gordon had previously served with distinction in the Crimea, China, India and South Africa. Most important, he had also served as governor of the Sudan in the late 1870s at the request of the khedive of Egypt, instituting administrative reforms, reducing the slave trade and bolstering the economy. However, before Gordon reaches Khartoum with his aide, many of his former Sudanese friends defect to the Mahdi. Nevertheless, Gordon receives a rousing reception when he arrives in the city in February 1884. Heartened, he meets in the desert with the Mahdi to try to forge a peace agreement, but the Arab leader tells Gordon he is bent on taking Khartoum. What's more, he means to conquer other cities --- Cairo, Mecca, Baghdad and Constantinople --- to establish a vast empire under his leadership. Convinced that more war is inevitable, Gordon and the loyal Egyptian troops under his command prepare for battle. Meanwhile, in London, the Gladstone government is reluctant to dispatch troops to support the outnumbered Khartoum forces because colonial meddling has become bad politics. To forestall disaster, Gordon diverts the Nile to create a moat around Khartoum and leads a foray in which he steals cattle from the Mahdi's herd to supply the besieged city with food. But when the Nile recedes, the stage is set for the final battle that will decide the fate of Khartoum. --- Mike Cummings

This film's scenario is an old one: Dig in. Take aim. Then fight to the last gasp. But director Basil Deardon's Khartoum executes the scenario on a grand scale. Set mainly in and near the Sudanese city of Khartoum between 1884 and 1885, it features massing armies, booming canons, and a desert landscape alternately beautiful and brutal. Both Charleston Heston as Gordon and Laurence Olivier as Ahmad are in top form as they define the central conflicts: Gordon's ego vs Ahmad's ego, the Christian God vs the Muslim God, and Sudanese rule vs Anglo-Egyptian rule. A memorable scene in the film is a confrontation between Heston and Olivier in the Mahdi's tent. There, they clash verbally as Olivier reveals his plan to take not only Khartoum, but also Cairo, Mecca, Baghdad and Constantinople. Although both actors infuse their characters with unyielding resolve, Olivier is the more overtly fanatical and menacing, but Heston, for his part, refuses to cower, and his always imposing film presence serves him well in presenting Gordon as larger-than-life visionary. Some reviewers, however, criticized the film for both Olivier's use of blackface make-up and for being a bit "talky." If good writing, acting and pacing constitute talkiness, then the film is indeed guilty of that offense. --- Mike Cummings

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Cast for Khartoum

Charlton Heston - Gen. Charles Gordon
Laurence Olivier - The Mahdi
Richard Johnson - Col. J.D.H. Stewart
Ralph Richardson - Mr. Gladstone
Alexander Knox - Sir Evelyn Baring
Johnny Sekka - Khaleel
Michael Hordern - Lord Granville
Zia Mohyeddin - Zobeir Pasha
Marne Maitland - Sheikh Osman
Nigel Green - Gen. Wolseley
Douglas Wilmer - Khalifa Abdullah
Edward Underdown - Col. Hicks
Alec Mango - Bordeini Bey
George Pastell - Giriagis Bey
Peter Arne - Maj. Kitchener
Alan Tilvern - Awaan
Michael Anthony - Herbin
Jerome Willis - Frank Power
Leila - The Dancer
Ralph Michael - Sir Charles Dilke
Ronald Leigh-Hunt - Lord Northbrook
Leo Genn - Narrator
Hugh Williams - Lord Hartington

Crew for Khartoum

Basil Dearden - Director
Julian Blaustein - Producer
Robert Ardrey - Screenwriter
Edward Scaife - Cinematographer
Harry Waxman - Cinematographer
Frank Cordell - Composer (Music Score) / Musical Direction/Supervision
Fergus McDonell - Editor
John Stoll - Production Designer
John Howell - Art Director
John Bodimeade - Set Designer
Pamela Cornell - Set Designer
John McCorry - Costume Designer
Richard Parker - Special Effects

Feature Details

Title: Khartoum
Feature Release Date: 1966
Genre: Action
Color: Color
Runtime: 136 Minutes
Picture: Letterboxed
Ratio: 2.35:1
Playback Format: CLV

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