Khartoum [VHS]

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	Actor(s):	Charlton Heston Laurence Olivier Richard Johnson Ralph Richardson Alexander Knox
	Video by:	MGM (Video & DVD)
	Sales Rank:	158543

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Actor(s):
Charlton Heston
Laurence Olivier
Richard Johnson
Ralph Richardson
Alexander Knox

Creators:
Edward Scaife (Cinematographer)
Fergus McDonell (Editor)
Julian Blaustein (Producer)
Robert Ardrey (Writer)

Director(s):
Basil Dearden Eliot Elisofon

Recording label: MGM (Video & DVD)
EAN: 9786301972239
Binding: VHS Tape
ISBN: 6301972236
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC,
Release Date: 1998-09-01
Universal product code (UPC): 027616200938
Number of discs: 1
Audience rating: NR (Not Rated)

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Set in the expanse of the Sudan desert in the midst of holy war, Khartoum (1966) plays like an attempt to work the Lawrence of Arabia magic on the (mostly) true story of eccentric British general Charles "Chinese" Gordon in 1884 North Africa. The magnificent opening desert battle suggests David Lean's epic sweep, at least until the film settles into a more modest story of political games, military standoffs, and a battle of wits and wiles between two fierce leaders. Charlton Heston plays the wily Christian soldier as cocky, unconventional maverick, and Laurence Olivier (behind heavy make-up and a thick black beard) is almost as good as his cagey nemesis the Mahdi, the Islamic holy warrior on a mission of annihilation. More talk than spectacle, the film falls short of Lawrence but is nonetheless a compelling story of colonial politics, cynical maneuvering, and the unconventional heroics of another colorful British maverick abroad. --Sean Axmaker

Running time: 128 minutes