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Khartoum [DVD]
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Genre | Drama |
Format | NTSC, Anamorphic, Dolby, Color, DVD, Closed-captioned, Widescreen, Dubbed, Subtitled |
Contributor | Charlton Heston, Alan Tilvern, Marne Maitland, Douglas Wilmer, Edward Underdown, Laurence Olivier, Lisa Guiraut, Michael Anthony, Eliot Elisofon, Basil Dearden, Roger Delgado, Ralph Michael, Alec Mango, Peter Arne, Richard Johnson, Alexander Knox, Nigel Green, Zia Mohyeddin, Johnny Sekka, Leo Genn, Ralph Richardson, Hugh Williams, George Pastell, Jerome Willis, Michael Hordern, Ronald Leigh-Hunt See more |
Language | English, Spanish |
Runtime | 2 hours and 16 minutes |
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Academy AwardÂ(r) winners* Charlton Heston and Laurence Olivier face off in this epic, stirring drama of two men and two empires. Filmed in glorious CineramaÂ(r), with stunning desertbattles staged by the creator of the Ben-Hur chariot race, Khartoum is a "magnificently staged action spectacle [with] outstanding portrayals" (Boxoffice) and breathtaking cinematography. In 1883, British Prime Minister Gladstone (Ralph Richardson) dispatches General Charles Gordon (Heston) to Khartoum, Sudan, where thousands of civilians are threatened by a Muslim fanatic, the Mahdi (Olivier), and his army of followers. Gordon gains the Mahdi's respect but can't prevent the Mahdi's men from laying siege to the city. Now, as history hangs in the balance, Gordon faces the fight of his life defending the ancient city of Khartoum. *Heston: Actor, Ben-Hur (1959). Olivier: Actor, Hamlet (1948); Lifetime Achievement (1978); Outstanding Achievement as Actor, Producer and Director on Henry V (1946)
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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
Product details
- Aspect Ratio : 2.35:1
- Is Discontinued By Manufacturer : No
- MPAA rating : Unrated (Not Rated)
- Product Dimensions : 7.5 x 5.5 x 0.5 inches; 2.4 ounces
- Director : Eliot Elisofon, Basil Dearden
- Media Format : NTSC, Anamorphic, Dolby, Color, DVD, Closed-captioned, Widescreen, Dubbed, Subtitled
- Run time : 2 hours and 16 minutes
- Release date : May 7, 2002
- Actors : Charlton Heston, Laurence Olivier, Richard Johnson, Ralph Richardson, Alexander Knox
- Dubbed: : French, Spanish
- Subtitles: : English, Spanish, French
- Language : English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo), Unqualified (DTS ES 6.1), Spanish (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo)
- Studio : MGM (Video & DVD)
- ASIN : B000062XF0
- Number of discs : 1
- Best Sellers Rank: #38,343 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
- #6,449 in Drama DVDs
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If you would like to learn in exquisite detail what the Mahdi was truly like, his background, the games he played interposing himself between God and man, his private vices versus public face of holiness, the extent of his crimes against duped humanity, how he died [the narrator fo the film says we will never know, but Rudolph Slatin reported the cause of death more than 100 years ago], then by all means read "Fire and Sword in the Sudan," written by Colonel Sir Rudolph Slatin Pasha, an Austrian officer held captive inside the inner circles of both the Mahdi and his successor the Khalifa Abdullahi for twelve agonizing years. General Gordon's severed head was brought to Slatin in prison before it was taken as prize to the Mahdi. Slatin, an expert linguist and accomplished field commander, was appointed by Gordon as governor of Darfur and led troops in the field against rebels for one year after being cut off from all contact with his government. He played convert to Islam as a strategy to inspire his troops and to stay alive as a personal slave to the Mahdi and the Khalifa, biding his time until he could make good his escape. Slatin's story is at least as inspiring as the life of the legendary General Gordon. Several anecdotes Slatin reveals about Gordon give a special insight into the kind nature of the great but human general.
My only complaint about "Khartoum" -- The movie was grossly slanderous toward General Hicks, who commanded the troops massacred in the opening scene. Rediculed in the movie as a "fool," the facts show him a great hero. When questioned by one of his friends before the fatal expedition in which Hicks died and his 10,000 troops were wiped out, Hicks said, "I am as Jesus Christ in the midst of the Jews." He knew he was about to become a martyr. He and his handfull of officers all agreed their chances were bleak. Still he marched off, thinking his honor might be impugned if he refused to advance. When the Mahdi made Hicks an offer to accept his surrender with terms and passed out hundreds of handbills along the route of march documenting that offer, Hicks refused. He died to protect his honor just as Gordon later died. An officer sent to his death for nothing by ignorant politicians. Sound familiar?
Sir Winston Churchill's book "The River War" is a brilliantly told first-hand account of the retaking of the Sudan. Churchill's written description of the charge of the 21st Lancers is as vivid as any war scene ever filmed.
General Gordon's Khartoum Journals are also available in several different printings.
"Khartoum" will open an entirely new world to those interested enough to study the history. Those were days when 3,000 men could be killed in one twenty minute clash by spear and sword, rifle and pistol. The scenes of bravery on a large scale are like nothing we could imagine today. Many of us tend to panic at the scale of human life taken in today's war on terror. We forget the huge scale of the battles our ancestors fought before the dawn of the age of modern weaponry and terrorist attacks. We underestimate the ability of a strong society to absorb incredible blows in battle, and risk joining the ranks of the terrorized and self-defeated. Abraham Lincoln once wrote that if this great nation is to ever die, it will be by suicide, not at the hands of foreign armies incapable of stealing a single drink from the Ohio river.
Heston plays a lord with questionable morals not brought up nor otherwise addressed in the movie, who defends the fortress city of Khartoun.
What has always gotten me about this movie is why the moat was not dug deeper, and then extended as the water retreated to high season levels. I'm just baffled by that. Because had that been done, then Heston's character probably would have successfully defended the city. But that's just me.
It's a dude film. About dudes fighting dudes during the height of the Victorian era in North Africa. Lots of shots fired, lots of camels and horses falling in front of the camera ... other stunts ... stuff like that. It's okay for what it is, but I think the film could have high lighted some of the strategy and tactics and let the viewing audience in on why certain decisions were made and others not.
It's not a deep film but had the gloss of being an important one, and gets your hopes up before dashing them later on, so its kind of manipulative in that way.
Again, it's week end fodder. Don't take it too seriously.
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Grâce aux 100 pages du digibook dans le coffret combo, on nous raconte l'évolution du colonialisme (et ses dérives) dans l'esprit des réalisateurs de titres prestigieux tels Les 3 Lanciers du Bengale, Zoulou, Lawrence d'Arabie ou encore Les Griffes du Lion. Pour revenir évidemment sur le sujet principal, la production du film Khartoum.
Encore une belle présentation de l'éditeur Rimini, qui nous gratifie d'une copie blu-ray sans bavure, et accompagnée de documents en suppléments. Tout ça en HD et ALL ZONE, si je me fie à ma platine Sony bloquée A.
Une édition très recommandable pour le prix...et pour ceux qui apprécient un spectacle classique d'un autre temps.