English General Charles George Gordon is appointed military governor of Anglo-Egyptian Sudan by the Prime Minister. Ordered to evacuate Egyptians from the Sudan, Gordon stays on to protect the people of Khartoum, who are under threat of being conquered by a Muslim army.
Key credits listed on this page include Eliot Elisofon, Basil Dearden, Robert Ardrey, Charlton Heston, Laurence Olivier, Richard Johnson, Ralph Richardson, and Alexander Knox.