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Khartoum

Where the Nile divides, the great Cinerama adventure begins!

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.

19662h 14mNRHistory, War, Adventure

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About Khartoum

Directors
Eliot Elisofon, Basil Dearden
Cast
Charlton Heston, Laurence Olivier, Richard Johnson, Ralph Richardson, Alexander Knox, Johnny Sekka
Genres
History, War, Adventure
Content rating
NR
Original language
English
Production countries
United Kingdom
Status
Released

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