Khartoum

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Russ G @RT78760655 Feb 26 OK, it's a Lawrence of Arabia wannabee, but where LoA is a cloying 4 hours, this is a much more readily digestible 2. It's 2:16 on TCM but you can skip the overture, intermission, and closing. Chuck Heston is cast as an 18th Century Englishman, but after all, a decade earlier he'd been cast as a 1st Century Jew. I thought he turned in a good performance here, even if his British accent didn't hold up particularly well after the opening scene. Larry Olivier gets criticized for playing in blackface, but he's portraying a character here and the makeup is just part of the costume. It's quite a CimemaScopic spectacle with high production values and awesome set pieces. Is it historically accurate? Well, is LoA? I'm sure liberties were taken; never let the facts get in the way of a good story! See more j f @LiberteBurrows Feb 15 The crown wouldn’t know integrity from a first cousin. Shameful sh*t. See more Joe T @JHOooooo Feb 7 A Brit wearing dark brown makeup pretending to be Sudanese is laughable. As bad as a white person wearing black face. Typical Hollywood nonsense. See more Andy F @RT81936104 Jul 29 A stunning movie, visually enchanting. Forget all the modern claptrap and treat yourself to this unforgettable and mostly factual historical epic. See more Simon T @Bucksplit 04/25/2025 I'm fond of Khartoum, probably because I saw it as a schoolboy in London in Cinerama. But boy is it hard work: a turgid Lawrence of Arabia wannabe where over two and a half long hours not much happens and Charlton Heston looks pained, while Laurence Olivier reprises his Othello and is allowed to do all his scenes on a Pinewood soundstage. The best elements are Leo Genn's uncredited opening and closing narration, and Frank Cordell's Elgarian score. See more John H @JLHIII 03/05/2024 Very good movie about Britains crisis in the Sudan See more Read all reviews

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