Long live the Queen, Long live the British empire! List your movie, TV & celebrity picks. 1. Khartoum. In the Sudan, in 1884 to 1885, Egyptian forces led by British General Charles "Chinese" Gordon (Charlton Heston) defend Khartoum against an invading Muslim Army led by a religious fanatic, Mohammed Ahmed el Mahdi (Sir Laurence Olivier). 2.

After an Egyptian Army, commanded by British officers, is destroyed in a battle in the Sudan in the 1880s, the British government is in a quandary. It does not want to commit a British military force to a foreign war, but they have a commitment to protect the Egyptians in Khartoum.

Suez: A Very British Crisis: Directed by Louise Hooper. With Andrew Bicknell, Trevor Bishop, Crispin Bonham-Carter, Chris Buckingham. The story of the Suez Crisis, how Britian invaded Egypt 50 years ago, making President Nasser a national hero and British prime Minister Anthony Eden a national disgrace.

2020年10月12日 · War movies have inspired a century of cinema depicting real history, chaos but also remembering victory, resilience, and humanity. In remembrance of the 1973 Egyptian war’s 44th anniversary, here are the top 15 war movies (Egyptian and International) to watch that portray bravery, pride, and patriotism.

The British conquest of Egypt, also known as the Anglo-Egyptian War (Arabic: الاحتلال البريطاني لمصر, romanized: al-iḥtilāl al-Brīṭānī li-Miṣr, lit. ' British occupation of Egypt '), occurred in 1882 between Egyptian and Sudanese forces under Ahmed ‘Urabi and the United Kingdom.

2020年4月2日 · These movies were made for a British audience, starring actors who were huge movie stars in their home country but never necessarily made it in Hollywood. They celebrate …

2024年8月6日 · The Cairo Cconnection: Post-war espionage thriller where an American detective is thrust into a high-stakes hunt for hidden treasure, navigating the shadowy alleys and vibrant marketplaces of Cairo, all while dodging danger at every turn.

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Khartoum is a 1966 British epic war film written by Robert Ardrey and directed by Basil Dearden. It stars Charlton Heston as British General Charles "Chinese" Gordon and Laurence Olivier as Muhammad Ahmed (a Sudanese leader whose devotees proclaimed him the Mahdi), with a supporting cast that includes Richard Johnson and Ralph Richardson. [4]

2024年9月19日 · Spanning nearly a century worth of movies, here are the greatest British war movies of all time, as voted on by cinephiles like you. The British have been involved in a lot of wars in their time: The Boar Wars, World War One, World War Two, The Falklands, Desert Storm, Afghanistan and Iraq, just to name a few.