Overview
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.
Cast
- Charlton Heston as Gen. Charles 'Chinese' Gordon
- Laurence Olivier as Mahdi
- Richard Johnson as Colonel Stewart
- Ralph Richardson as William Gladstone
- Alexander Knox as Sir Evelyn Baring
- Johnny Sekka as Khaleel
- Michael Hordern as Lord Granville
- Zia Mohyeddin as Zobeir Pasha
- Marne Maitland as Sheikh Osman
- Nigel Green as General Wolseley