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.

• Julian Blaustein Productions Ltd.
• United Artists
• Charlton Heston
• Laurence Olivier
• Richard Johnson
• Ralph Richardson
• Alexander Knox
• Johnny Sekka
• Michael Hordern
• Zia Mohyeddin