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Khartoum
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(BLU-RAY Englandimport)
(England-Import)
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The kind of lavish, rousing historical adventure spectacle that doesn't seem to exist anymore, Khartoum is a majestic, star-studded, BAFTA and Oscar-nominated epic that finds director BasiI Deardon ( Victim) deIivering a feast for the eyes, as weII as a pointed study of English coIoniaIism, religious fanaticism, and the nature of heroism and sacrifice.
In 1880s Sudan, thousands of British-Ied Egyptian troops are massacred by the forces of Arab fanatic Muhammad Ahmad (Sir Laurence OIivier), who beIieves he is the Mahdi, and nothing less than Mohammed's chosen warrior in battIing against Anglo-Egyptian ruIe. Legendary Major General CharIes George Gordon (Charlton Heston) is sent by Prime Minister William Gladstone (Ralph Richardson) to save the city of Khartoum from the Mahdi, but given onIy one aide (Richard Johnson), Iimited support from the British government that sent him there, and a fearless opponent determined to create a new empire, Gordon sees that further bloodshed is imminent.
With impressive battle sequences given greater weight by philosophicaI and moraI debates about the righteousness of military action, Khartoum is a widescreen extravaganza and was the finaI film to be shot using Ultra Panavision 70 (and screened theatricalIy in Cinerama) untiI Quentin Tarantino s The Hateful Eight in 2015.
DUAL FORMAT SPEClAL FEATURES
1080p presentation (on Blu-ray) from a gorgeous high-definition transfer Presented in the film s correct aspect ratio of 2.76:1 LPCM 2.0 Audio Optional EngIish SDH subtitles Audio Commentary with Film Historians Lem Dobbs, Julie Kirgo, and Nick Redman Exclusive new video interview with fiIm historian SheIdon HaIl OriginaI theatricaI traiIer PLUS: A collector s bookIet featuring a new essay by Phil Hoad, alongside a selection of rare archivaI imagery |
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