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Khartoum

1966 · 134 min · Director: Basil Dearden, Eliot Elisofon ★ IMDb 6.8 · 9,363 ratings

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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.

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Khartoum (1966) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Excitement 30%, Tension 25%, Awe 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Awe20%
  2. Fear15%

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The strongest emotional signals are Excitement, Tension, Awe. Genres: History, Adventure, War. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Excitement, Tension and Awe. Its IMDb rating of 6.8/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 69/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Tension
  • Sadness
  • Empathy

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Hope

Dominant emotion: Sadness

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Emotional journey Emotional intensity over the film’s runtime, from quieter to stronger on a fixed 0–1 scale. Hatched intervals have insufficient subtitle evidence. The table provides the values. Not enough subtitle evidence
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 8 %, then dips around 23 %, then peaks around 98 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionSadnessEmpathy
2.5 %≈ 3′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
7.5 %≈ 10′Curiosity53 %37 %7 %8 %
12.5 %≈ 17′Tension55 %48 %13 %15 %
17.5 %≈ 23′Curiosity50 %45 %13 %24 %
22.5 %≈ 30′Curiosity46 %39 %16 %31 %
27.5 %≈ 37′Tension51 %40 %21 %38 %
32.5 %≈ 44′Hope53 %36 %13 %35 %
37.5 %≈ 50′Curiosity55 %44 %11 %30 %
42.5 %≈ 57′Tension66 %64 %24 %35 %
47.5 %≈ 64′Tension75 %75 %25 %38 %
52.5 %≈ 70′Tension77 %76 %25 %39 %
57.5 %≈ 77′Tension73 %64 %34 %45 %
62.5 %≈ 84′Hope66 %53 %35 %45 %
67.5 %≈ 90′Tension69 %63 %34 %43 %
72.5 %≈ 97′Tension76 %75 %41 %48 %
77.5 %≈ 104′Tension80 %77 %49 %53 %
82.5 %≈ 111′Tension80 %79 %40 %46 %
87.5 %≈ 117′Tension83 %83 %39 %46 %
92.5 %≈ 124′Tension88 %81 %64 %61 %
97.5 %≈ 131′Sadness90 %73 %83 %72 %
Riches to rags

Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.

Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.

Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.

Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.

Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.

Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.

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Cast

Charlton Heston

Gen. Charles 'Chinese' Gordon

Richard Johnson

Colonel Stewart

JS
Johnny Sekka

JS
Johnny Sekka

Khaleel

Michael Hordern

Lord Granville

ZM
Zia Mohyeddin

ZM
Zia Mohyeddin

Zobeir Pasha

MM
Marne Maitland

MM
Marne Maitland

Sheikh Osman

HW
Hugh Williams

Lord Hartington

RM
Ralph Michael

Sir Charles Dilke

DW
Douglas Wilmer

Khalifa Abdullah

EU
Edward Underdown

Colonel William Hicks

PA
Peter Arne

Major Kitchener/Tewfik Pasha; Khedive of Egypt

AT
Alan Tilvern

Awaan

MA
Michael Anthony

Herbin

RD
Roger Delgado

Sheikh Abdul Rahim

JW
Jerome Willis

Frank Power

RL
Ronald Leigh-Hunt

Lord Northbrook

Details

Directed by
Basil Dearden, Eliot Elisofon
Written by
Robert Ardrey
Type
Movies
Released
1966
Runtime
134 min
Country
United Kingdom
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.8 · 9,363 ratings
Feels mostly
Excitement
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