Khartoum (1966), directed by Basil Dearden, stars Charlton Heston as General Charles Gordon and Laurence Olivier as the Mahdi. In 1884 Gordon is sent to the Sudan to evacuate Khartoum, then chooses to stay and defend the city against the Mahdi's besieging army. This Classic Cinema Vault restoration is presented in 3D, restored frame by frame so the epic desert scale fills the screen. Ships worldwide from Classic Cinema Vault.