Basil Dearden Director Charlton Heston Gen. Charles "Chinese" Gordon Actor Laurence Olivier The Mahdi Actor Richard Johnson Col. J.D.H. Stewart Actor Ralph Richardson William Gladstone Actor Alexander Knox Sir Evelyn Baring Actor Johnny Sekka Khaleel Actor Michael Hordern Lord Granville Actor Zia Mohyeddin Zobeir Pasha Actor Marne Maitland Sheikh Osman Actor Nigel Green Gen. Wolseley Actor Hugh Williams Lord Hartington Actor Douglas Wilmer Khalifa Abdullah Actor Edward Underdown Col. William Hicks Actor Alec Mango Bordeini Bey Actor George Pastell Giriagis Bey Actor Peter Arne Maj. Kitchener Actor Alan Tilvern Awaan Actor Jerome Willis Frank Power Actor Ronald Leigh-Hunt Lord Northbrook Actor Ralph Michael Sir Charles Dilke Actor Michael Anthony Herbin Actor Julian Blaustein Producer Robert Ardrey Writer