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.







Laurence Olivier
Mahdi

Richard Johnson
Colonel Stewart

Ralph Richardson
William Gladstone

Alexander Knox
Sir Evelyn Baring

Johnny Sekka
Khaleel

Michael Hordern
Lord Granville

Zia Mohyeddin
Zobeir Pasha