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.
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
Hugh Williams
as Lord Hartington
Ralph Michael
as Sir Charles Dilke
