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.
Gen. Charles 'Chinese' Gordon
Mahdi
Colonel Stewart
William Gladstone
Sir Evelyn Baring
Khaleel
Lord Granville
Zobeir Pasha
Sheikh Osman
General Wolseley
Lord Hartington
Sir Charles Dilke
Khalifa Abdullah
Colonel William Hicks
Major Kitchener/Tewfik Pasha; Khedive of Egypt
Awaan
Herbin
Sheikh Abdul Rahim
Frank Power
Lord Northbrook
Giriagis Bey
Bordeini Bey
Assistant, Messenger to Gordon
Officer
Dancer
Narrator (voice)
