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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 | |||
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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. | '''''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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== 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:EnfieldMkII.jpg|thumb|none| | [[File:EnfieldMkII.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Enfield Mk. II - .476 Enfield.]] | ||
[[File:Khartoum Enfield MkII 01.jpg|thumb|none|500px|British officer with Enfield Mk II during the battle in the opening scene.]] | [[File:Khartoum Enfield MkII 01.jpg|thumb|none|500px|British officer with Enfield Mk II during the battle in the opening scene.]] | ||
[[File:Khartoum Enfield MkII 02.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | [[File:Khartoum Enfield MkII 02.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | ||
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== Webley .455 Mk VI Revolver == | == Webley .455 Mk VI Revolver == | ||
The [[ | The [[Webley .455 Mk VI]] revolver is 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|350px|Webley Mk. VI - .455 Webley]] | ||
[[File:Khartoum Revolver 01.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The part of the revolver is seen outside the box.]] | [[File:Khartoum Revolver 01.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The part of the revolver is seen outside the box.]] | ||
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== 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|400px|Remington Rolling Block Militarized - .45 caliber.]] | ||
[[File:Khartoum Martini-Henry 08.jpg|thumb|none|500px|British soldier with Remington Rolling Block rifle.]] | [[File:Khartoum Martini-Henry 08.jpg|thumb|none|500px|British soldier with Remington Rolling Block rifle.]] | ||
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== 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 [[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|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.]] | ||
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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 are seen in the movie 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 revolver is used to ignite the fuse of the mine. It's completely anachronistic because Mk VI was adopted in 1915.
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 modification of the rifles used in the movie 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.
Machine guns
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.
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.
