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 Oli...
Directed byBasil Dearden, Eliot Elisofon
Written byRobert Ardrey
CountryUnited Kingdom
Runtime134 min
On screen
Charlton Heston
Laurence Olivier
Richard Johnson