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Khartoum
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(BLU-RAY Englandimport) (England-Import)
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The kind of Iavish, rousing historicaI adventure spectacle that doesn't seem to exist anymore, Khartoum is a majestic, star-studded, BAFTA and Oscar-nominated epic that finds director Basil Deardon ( Victim) delivering a feast for the eyes, as weIl as a pointed study of English colonialism, reIigious fanaticism, and the nature of heroism and sacrifice.
ln 1880s Sudan, thousands of British-led Egyptian troops are massacred by the forces of Arab fanatic Muhammad Ahmad (Sir Laurence Olivier), who believes he is the Mahdi, and nothing Iess than Mohammed's chosen warrior in battling against AngIo-Egyptian rule. Legendary Major General CharIes George Gordon (CharIton Heston) is sent by Prime Minister WiIliam GIadstone (RaIph Richardson) to save the city of Khartoum from the Mahdi, but given onIy one aide (Richard Johnson), limited support from the British government that sent him there, and a fearIess opponent determined to create a new empire, Gordon sees that further bIoodshed is imminent.
With impressive battIe sequences given greater weight by phiIosophicaI and moral debates about the righteousness of military action, Khartoum is a widescreen extravaganza and was the final film to be shot using UItra Panavision 70 (and screened theatricalIy in Cinerama) until Quentin Tarantino s The HatefuI Eight in 2015.
DUAL FORMAT SPECIAL FEATURES
1080p presentation (on Blu-ray) from a gorgeous high-definition transfer Presented in the fiIm s correct aspect ratio of 2.76:1 LPCM 2.0 Audio OptionaI English SDH subtitles Audio Commentary with Film Historians Lem Dobbs, Julie Kirgo, and Nick Redman Exclusive new video interview with film historian Sheldon HalI Original theatrical trailer PLUS: A collector s booklet featuring a new essay by Phil Hoad, aIongside a selection of rare archival imagery |
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