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{{Infobox Movie | |||
|name = Khartoum | |||
|picture = Khartoum Poster.jpg | |||
|caption = ''Original Cinema Poster'' | |||
|country = [[Image:UKD.jpg|25px]] UK | |||
|director = Basil Dearden | |||
|date= 1966 | |||
|language = | |||
|studio=Julian Blaustein Productions Ltd. | |||
|distributor=United Artists | |||
|character1=General Charles Gordon | |||
|actor1=[[Charlton Heston]] | |||
|character2=Mahdi | |||
|actor2=[[Laurence Olivier]] | |||
|character3=Colonel Stewart | |||
|actor3=[[Richard Johnson]] | |||
|character4=Major Kitchener | |||
|actor4=[[Peter Arne]] | |||
|character5=Prime Minister Gladstone | |||
|actor5=[[Ralph Richardson]] | |||
|character6=Lord Granville | |||
|actor6=[[Michael Hordern]] | |||
|character7=Sir Evelyn Baring | |||
|actor7=[[Alexander Knox]] | |||
|character8=General Wolseley | |||
|actor8=[[Nigel Green]] | |||
|character9=Awaan | |||
|actor9=[[Alan Tilvern]] | |||
}} | |||
'''''Khartoum''''' is a 1966 movie by Basil Dearden starring [[Charlton Heston]] as General Charles Gordon and [[Laurence Olivier]] as the Mahdi (Muhammad Ahmed). The story is based on the siege of Khartoum during the Mahdist war in 1883-1885. | '''''Khartoum''''' is a 1966 movie by Basil Dearden starring [[Charlton Heston]] as General Charles Gordon and [[Laurence Olivier]] as the Mahdi (Muhammad Ahmed). The story is based on the siege of Khartoum during the Mahdist war in 1883-1885. | ||
{{Film Title}} | |||
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== Enfield Mk II Revolver == | == Enfield Mk II Revolver == | ||
[[Enfield Mk II]] revolvers are used by British and Egyptian officers including General Gordon ([[Charlton Heston]]). | [[Enfield Mk II]] revolvers are used by British and Egyptian officers including General Gordon ([[Charlton Heston]]). | ||
[[File: | [[File:EnfieldMkIIBig.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Enfield Mk II revolver - .476 Enfield]] | ||
[[File:Khartoum | [[File:Khartoum EMkR-02.jpg|thumb|none|600px|General Gordon holds his Enfield Mk II in front of his troops.]] | ||
[[File:Khartoum Enfield MkII 02.jpg|thumb|none| | [[File:Khartoum Enfield MkII 02.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | ||
[[File:Khartoum Enfield MkII 03.jpg|thumb|none| | [[File:Khartoum Enfield MkII 03.jpg|thumb|none|600px|General Gordon with Enfield Mk II after the battle.]] | ||
[[File:Khartoum Enfield MkII 04.jpg|thumb|none| | [[File:Khartoum Enfield MkII 04.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Egyptian officer with Enfield Mk II during the final battle.]] | ||
== Webley .455 Mk VI Revolver == | == Webley .455 Mk VI Revolver == | ||
The [[ | The [[Webley .455 Mk VI]] holds a British officer in battle. This revolver is also used to ignite the fuse of the mine. It's completely anachronistic because Mk VI was adopted in 1915. | ||
[[Image:Webley.JPG|thumb|none| | [[Image:Webley.JPG|thumb|none|300px|Webley Mk. VI - .455 Webley]] | ||
[[File:Khartoum Revolver 01.jpg|thumb|none| | [[File:Khartoum Enfield MkII 01.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A British officer holds his [[Webley .455 Mk VI]] in battle with Mahdists.]] | ||
[[File:Khartoum WMkR-01.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | |||
[[File:Khartoum Revolver 01.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The part of the revolver is seen outside the box.]] | |||
== Oriental flintlock pistol == | |||
A pair of [[Flintlock Pistol|Oriental flintlock pistol]]s are seen in the collection of antique weapons in General Gordon's apartments. | |||
[[Image:Otto-flint-pistol.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Turkish Flintlock Pistol.]] | |||
[[File:Khartoum Flintlock 01.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Muskets, flintlock pistols (top left), sabres and daggers.]] | |||
[[File:Khartoum Cold arms 02.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | |||
=Rifles= | =Rifles= | ||
== Martini-Henry Rifle == | == Martini-Henry Rifle == | ||
[[Martini-Henry Rifle Series|Martini-Henry rifles]] are the main weapon of British and Egyptian soldiers and the Mahdists. It is hard to identify the | [[Martini-Henry Rifle Series|Martini-Henry rifles]] are the main weapon of British and Egyptian soldiers and the Mahdists. It is hard to identify the model used but they are most likely the MkIII. | ||
[[File:Martini-HenryMarkIII(1881-1888).jpg|thumb|none| | [[File:Martini-HenryMarkIII(1881-1888).jpg|thumb|none|450px|Martini-Henry Mk. III (1881-1888) .577-.450 caliber.]] | ||
[[File:Khartoum Martini-Henry 01.jpg|thumb|none| | [[File:Khartoum Martini-Henry 01.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Egyptian soldier holds a Martini-Henry rifle with sword bayonet.]] | ||
[[File:Khartoum Martini-Henry 02.jpg|thumb|none| | [[File:Khartoum Martini-Henry 02.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | ||
[[File:Khartoum Martini-Henry | [[File:Khartoum Martini-Henry 04.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Egyptian soldiers with Martini-Henry rifles.]] | ||
[[File:Khartoum Martini-Henry 05.jpg|thumb|none| | [[File:Khartoum MHR-02.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Mahdists fired Martini-Henry rifles.]] | ||
[[File:Khartoum Martini-Henry 06.jpg|thumb|none| | [[File:Khartoum MHR-03.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Mahdists with rifles on a boat.]] | ||
[[File:Khartoum Martini-Henry 07.jpg|thumb|none| | [[File:Khartoum Martini-Henry 05.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Civilians evacuees from Khartoum fire Martini-Henrys at Mahdists from the river steamer.]] | ||
[[File:Khartoum Martini-Henry 09.jpg|thumb|none| | [[File:Khartoum Martini-Henry 06.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A mortally wounded man with Martini-Henry on the steamer.]] | ||
[[File:Khartoum Martini-Henry 07.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The firing squad of Egyptian soldiers with Martini-Henry rifles.]] | |||
[[File:Khartoum Martini-Henry 09.jpg|thumb|none|600px|British soldiers with Martini-Henry rifles.]] | |||
== Remington Rolling Block Rifle == | == Remington Rolling Block Rifle == | ||
Some of the British soldiers are armed with [[Remington Rolling Block]] rifles. | Some of the British soldiers are armed with [[Remington Rolling Block]] rifles. | ||
[[File:Remingtonrollingblock.jpg|thumb|none| | [[File:Remingtonrollingblock.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Remington Rolling Block Militarized - .45 caliber.]] | ||
[[File:Khartoum Martini-Henry 08.jpg|thumb|none| | [[File:Khartoum Martini-Henry 08.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A British soldier with Remington Rolling Block rifle.]] | ||
[[File:Khartoum RRbR-01.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Egyptian soldier fires a Remington Rolling Block rifle.]] | |||
== M1917 Enfield == | |||
In at least one scene British soldiers carry rifles that appear to be [[M1917 Enfield]], visually modified by removing bolt handles and rear and front sights and adding fake rolling block breechblocks. | |||
[[Image:m1917enfield.jpg|thumb|none|400px|M1917 Enfield - .30-06 Springfield]] | |||
[[File:Khartoum MHR-01.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The shape of stocks allows to identify M1917 Enfield rifles.]] | |||
== Oriental Musket == | |||
[[Jezail musket|Jezail and Ottoman musket]]s are seen in the collection of Eastern weapons in General Gordon's apartments. | |||
[[Image:jezail1.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Jezail musket]] | |||
[[Image:Ottoman musket.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Ottoman musket]] | |||
[[File:Khartoum Cold arms 02.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Muskets, pistols, sabres and daggers.]] | |||
[[File:Khartoum Musket 02.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Two muskets, shield and spears.]] | |||
[[File:Khartoum Musket 01.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A good view on the lock of the musket.]] | |||
[[File:Khartoum JzMus-02.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A different version of Jezail is seen on the wall. It if fitted with a percussion cap lock rather than a flintlock.]] | |||
=Machine guns= | =Machine guns= | ||
== Nordenfelt Gun == | == Nordenfelt Gun == | ||
One of the weapons mounted on the river steamer which sailed from Khartoum is [[Nordenfelt gun]]. It is supposedly 5-barrel rifle-calibre model. In the final scene Nordenfelt gun is used by Egyptian soldiers during the defence of the Khartoum palace. | One of the weapons mounted on the river steamer which sailed from Khartoum is a [[Nordenfelt gun]]. It is supposedly 5-barrel rifle-calibre model. In the final scene Nordenfelt gun is used by Egyptian soldiers during the defence of the Khartoum palace. | ||
[[File:ENFIELD NORDENFELT No 26 Mark II.jpg|thumb|none| | [[File:ENFIELD NORDENFELT No 26 Mark II.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Enfield No 26 Mark II Nordenfelt Gun - .45]] | ||
[[File:Khartoum Nordenfelt 01.jpg|thumb|none| | [[File:Khartoum Nordenfelt 01.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | ||
[[File:Khartoum Nordenfelt 02.jpg|thumb|none| | [[File:Khartoum Nordenfelt 02.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Egyptian soldiers are firing Nordenfelt gun mounted on board of the river steamer.]] | ||
[[File:Khartoum Enfield MkII 04.jpg|thumb|none| | [[File:Khartoum Enfield MkII 04.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Nordenfelt gun is seen on the balcony.]] | ||
== | = Other = | ||
== Fuse Bomb == | |||
[[File:Khartoum | Mahdists and Egyptian soldiers use home made fuse bombs, attached to spears or on cords. | ||
[[File:Khartoum | [[File:Khartoum fuseB-01.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | ||
[[File:Khartoum | [[File:Khartoum fuseB-02.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | ||
[[File:Khartoum fuseB-03.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | |||
== | == British Armstrong Field guns == | ||
[[File:Khartoum | Numerous field guns are seen in the movie. All of them are breech-loading, but strangely enough, the shot is made by a burning torch. | ||
[[File:Khartoum | [[File:Khartoum Artillery 01.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Egyptian artillery on the march.]] | ||
[[File:Khartoum Cannon-05.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Egyptian cannons outside the walls of Khartoum.]] | |||
[[File:Khartoum Cannon-02.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Cannons aboard of the British steamer.]] | |||
[[File:Khartoum Cannon-01.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Colonel J.D.H. Stewart ([[Richard Johnson]]) fires a cannon.]] | |||
[[File:Khartoum Artillery 02.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The former Egyptian gun is captured by the Mahdists ...]] | |||
[[File:Khartoum Cannon-04.jpg|thumb|none|600px|.... and in the battle of Khartoum.]] | |||
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Khartoum is a 1966 movie by Basil Dearden starring Charlton Heston as General Charles Gordon and Laurence Olivier as the Mahdi (Muhammad Ahmed). The story is based on the siege of Khartoum during the Mahdist war in 1883-1885.
The following weapons were used in the film Khartoum:
Handguns
Enfield Mk II Revolver
Enfield Mk II revolvers are used by British and Egyptian officers including General Gordon (Charlton Heston).
Webley .455 Mk VI Revolver
The Webley .455 Mk VI holds a British officer in battle. This revolver is also used to ignite the fuse of the mine. It's completely anachronistic because Mk VI was adopted in 1915.
Oriental flintlock pistol
A pair of Oriental flintlock pistols are seen in the collection of antique weapons in General Gordon's apartments.
Rifles
Martini-Henry Rifle
Martini-Henry rifles are the main weapon of British and Egyptian soldiers and the Mahdists. It is hard to identify the model used but they are most likely the MkIII.
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Remington Rolling Block Rifle
Some of the British soldiers are armed with Remington Rolling Block rifles.
M1917 Enfield
In at least one scene British soldiers carry rifles that appear to be M1917 Enfield, visually modified by removing bolt handles and rear and front sights and adding fake rolling block breechblocks.
Oriental Musket
Jezail and Ottoman muskets are seen in the collection of Eastern weapons in General Gordon's apartments.
Machine guns
Nordenfelt Gun
One of the weapons mounted on the river steamer which sailed from Khartoum is a Nordenfelt gun. It is supposedly 5-barrel rifle-calibre model. In the final scene Nordenfelt gun is used by Egyptian soldiers during the defence of the Khartoum palace.
Other
Fuse Bomb
Mahdists and Egyptian soldiers use home made fuse bombs, attached to spears or on cords.
British Armstrong Field guns
Numerous field guns are seen in the movie. All of them are breech-loading, but strangely enough, the shot is made by a burning torch.
