English General Charles George Gordon, a devout Christian, is appointed military governor of Anglo-Egyptian Sudan and ordered to evacuate Egyptians from the Sudan, but he stays on to protect the people of Khartoum, who are under threat of being conquered by a Muslim army.
Epic war drama celebrating a 'hero' of British colonialism is entertaining if viewed as an adventure story, but rings foul politically and historically.
Halliwell *: "Dullish history book stuff which fails to explain Gordon the man but occasionally erupts into glowing action."
Maltin ***: "Intelligent, compelling widescreen historical spectacle unfortunately lost in the shadow of LAWRENCE OF ARABIA. Olivier is eerily effective as an 1885-era Osama bin Laden, Heston is first-rate as "Chinese" Gordon, with solid support from a charismatic Richard Johnson. Fabulous battle sequences by the legendary Yakima Canutt."
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