Khartoum (1966) British discuss Hicks defeat - 2 of 11

- Khartoum - Movie 1966 - Part 2 of 11. British cabinet discuss cause of defeat at Battle of El Obeid where Anglo-Egyptian force under British Colonel William Hicks was ambushed and destroyed by Mahdist forces under Muhammad Ahmad in November 1883. - Battle of El Obeid The Battle of El Obeid was fought between Anglo-Egyptian forces under the command of Hicks Pasha and forces of Mohammed Ahmed, the self-proclaimed Mahdi, on a plain near the town of Al Ubayyid (El Obeid) on November 3rd-5th, 1883. After the Mahdi retreated into Kordofan in 1881 he started to raise an army there and in Darfur. A force of 4,000 was sent to capture him, but it was ambushed near El Obeid and destroyed, and all of its equipment captured. The Mahdi's forces had grown spectacularly, and by 1883 British sources placed their size at 200,000, although that is almost certainly an overestimate. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_El_Obeid William Hicks - Colonel - also known as Hicks Pasha, (1830 - 1883), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Hicks Siege of Khartoum http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Khartoum Charles George Gordon - Major-General - known as Chinese Gordon, Gordon Pasha, and Gordon of Khartoum, was a British army officer and administrator. He is remembered for his campaigns in China and northern Africa. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_George_Gordon Muhammad Ahmad - religious leader, in Sudan, who proclaimed himself the Mahdi - the prophesied redeemer of Islam who will appear at end times - in 1881, and declared a jihad against Egyptian authority in Sudan. He raised an army and led a successful religious war to topple the Egyptian occupation of Sudan. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad_Ahmad - Khartoum (film) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khartoum_%28film%29 Khartoum is a 1966 film written by Robert Ardrey and directed by Basil Dearden. The film stars Charlton Heston as General Gordon, with Laurence Olivier as the Mahdi (Mahommed Ahmed), and is based on Gordon's defence of the Sudanese city of Khartoum from the forces of the Mahdist army during the Battle of Khartoum. Khartoum was filmed by cinematographer Ted Scaife in Ultra Panavision 70, and was exhibited in 70 mm Cinerama in premiere engagements. - Khartoum (1966) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0060588/ Directors: Basil Dearden Eliot Elisofon Writer: Robert Ardrey (writer) Cast: (in credits order) verified as complete Charlton Heston - Gen. Charles 'Chinese' Gordon Laurence Olivier - The Mahdi Richard Johnson - Col. J.D.H. Stewart Ralph Richardson - William Gladstone Alexander Knox - Sir Evelyn Baring Johnny Sekka - Khaleel Michael Hordern - Lord Granville Zia Mohyeddin - Zobeir Pasha Marne Maitland - Sheikh Osman Nigel Green - Gen. Wolseley Hugh Williams - Lord Hartington Ralph Michael - Sir Charles Dilke Douglas Wilmer - Khalifa Abdullah Edward Underdown - Col. William Hicks Peter Arne - Maj. Kitchener Alan Tilvern - Awaan Michael Anthony - Herbin (uncredited) Roger Delgado - (uncredited) Leo Genn - Narrator (uncredited) Lisa Guiraut - The dancer (uncredited) Ronald Leigh-Hunt - Lord Northbrook (uncredited) Alec Mango - Bordeini Bey (uncredited) George Pastell - Giriagis Bey (uncredited) Jerome Willis - Frank Power (uncredited) -