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Binding: VHS Tape EAN: 9786301972239 Format: Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC ISBN: 6301972236 Label: MGM (Video & DVD) Languages: Manufacturer: MGM (Video & DVD) Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: MGM (Video & DVD) Release Date: September 01, 1998 Running Time: 136 minutes Studio: MGM (Video & DVD) Theatrical Release Date: June 15, 1966 Editorial Review: Amazon.com essential video: 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 Average Rating:
 Rating:  - I was at the opening night in Paris when 14 years old!... and who cares by the way...And you justly would say... so what? Well in the first place it was a CINERAMA kind of big screen and the fact that I had convinced my grandaunt (sister of my grandmother) to go there was a small colonial campaign itself... after all she married an exiled Russian noble (who didn't before the second world war.... Paris was full of them!). OK OK OK getting to the point... it was and is a grand epic movie... seldom has Heston acted the part so well... and the disaster of Hick's pasha Egyptian ... Read More Rating: - Clash on the NileBased on a true story from the 1880s, Khartoum tells of the clash between General Charles George Gordon and "The Madhi". The movie isn't always true to history. For instance, the two men never apparently met face to face and the desert campaigns are oversimplyfied. That said, the film is magnificent. There are no less than five large battle scenes from a truely epic clash near the beginning when the Madhists wipe out thousands of Egyptian soldiers to an armed riverboat fighting its way past a town ... Read More Rating: - Ecellent WidescreenThis is great in widescreen at last! Had to depend on USA for that. Well acted naturally with Charlton Heston and Sir Laurence Olivier.No comp spec effects, real people real action and good history. To day it would have got the Pte Ryan treament, but still comes across "battle gore". Very well filmed and beautifully presented film. Rating: - KhartomIf you are a fan of history and Charlton Heston you will need to watch this movie. True to the actual facts of what happened there. Good Buy Z Rating: - Another Heston EpicIn the wake of Charlton Heston's death, I decided to have a marathon viewing of his films. I rewatched many of my favorites and sought out some of those I had never seen. "Khartoum" was one I had not watched before. As he often did, Heston plays a real-life character, General Charles Gordon, who tried to defend the city of Khartoum from the attack of a Muslim fanatic, played by Laurence Olivier. It is one of those epic historical films Heston specialized in, and it does a good job of conveying ... Read More |
