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[[File:Khartoum Poster.jpg|thumb|right|300px|''Khartoum'' original poster (1966)]] | |||
'''''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. | ||
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[[File:Khartoum Nordenfelt 01.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | [[File:Khartoum Nordenfelt 01.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | ||
[[File:Khartoum Nordenfelt 02.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Egyptian soldiers are firing Nordenfelt gun mounted on board of the river steamer.]] | [[File:Khartoum Nordenfelt 02.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Egyptian soldiers are firing Nordenfelt gun mounted on board of the river steamer.]] | ||
== Trivia == | |||
=== Artillery === | |||
All guns in movie are breech-loading, but strangely enough, the shot is made by a burning torch. | |||
[[File:Khartoum Artillery 01.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The Egyptian artillery on the march.]] | |||
[[File:Khartoum Artillery 02.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The former Egyptian gun captured by the Mahdists.]] | |||
=== Collections of Eastern weapon === | |||
Several collection of Eastern weapon including muskets, pistols and cold arms are seen on the walls of General Gordon's apartments. | |||
[[File:Khartoum Cold arms 02.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Muskets, pistols, sabres and daggers.]] | |||
[[File:Khartoum Musket 02.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Two muskets, shield and spears.]] | |||
[[File:Khartoum Musket 01.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A good view on the lock of the musket.]] | |||
=== Arabian cold arms === | |||
[[File:Khartoum Cold arms 01.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A ''jambiya'' dagger.]] | |||
[[File:Khartoum Cold arms 03.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A ''scimitar'' sabre.]] | |||
[[Category:Movie]] | [[Category:Movie]] |
Revision as of 12:37, 19 April 2012
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 are seen in the movie Khartoum:
Enfield Mk II
Enfield Mk II revolvers are used by British and Egyptian officers including General Gordon (Charlton Heston).
Unidentified revolver
Martini-Henry Rifle
Martini-Henry rifles are the main weapon of British and Egyptian soldiers and the Mahdists. It is hard to identify the modification of the rifles used in the movie but they are most likely the MkIII.
Nordenfelt gun
Trivia
Artillery
All guns in movie are breech-loading, but strangely enough, the shot is made by a burning torch.
Collections of Eastern weapon
Several collection of Eastern weapon including muskets, pistols and cold arms are seen on the walls of General Gordon's apartments.