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Movie for a Sunday afternoon: "Khartoum"(1966)
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Posted on 09/15/2013 2:02:07 PM PDT by ReformationFan
TOPICS: History; TV/Movies
KEYWORDS: 1966; charltonheston; islamophobic; khartoum; mfasa; mohammedan; richardjohnson; sirlaurenceolivier; sudan
Today's feature could never be produced by Hollywood today. It would be considered "Islamophobic". General Charles "Chinese" Gordon(Charlton Heston) battles the Mahdi(Sir Laurence Olivier) during the seige of Khartoum in the 1880s.
To: ReformationFan
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posted on
09/15/2013 2:09:18 PM PDT
by
what's up
To: ReformationFan
Excellent movie. A classic.
"Zulu" is another classic of the genre.
To: ReformationFan
Today's feature could never be produced by Hollywood today. Sure it could...but General Gordon would be an over-the-top villain, with the Mahdi (and all his followers) the very definition of nobility.
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posted on
09/15/2013 2:13:35 PM PDT
by
Kip Russell
(Be wary of strong drink. It can make you shoot at tax collectors -- and miss. ---Robert A. Heinlein)
To: Former Proud Canadian
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posted on
09/15/2013 2:30:29 PM PDT
by
VanDeKoik
To: VanDeKoik
It’s been a couple of years since I saw “Khartoum,” but I definitely remember the Moslem hordes shouting “Allahu Akbar’” so this practice isn’t anything new.
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posted on
09/15/2013 2:49:47 PM PDT
by
Ax
To: Ax
The coolest part is where the Nordenfeldt quick-firing gun on the riverboat is mowing down muzzies like tenpins.
“Pow-pow-pow-pow-pow! Pow-pow-pow-pow-pow!”
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posted on
09/15/2013 3:22:08 PM PDT
by
elcid1970
("In the modern world, Muslims are living fossils.")
To: ReformationFan
Good movie but the shoe polish makeup on Laurence Olivier was pretty bad.
To: ReformationFan
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posted on
09/15/2013 3:47:55 PM PDT
by
OldNewYork
(Biden '13. Impeach now.)
To: ReformationFan
One of my favorite movies! I got it on DVD!
Favorite is still EL CID.
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posted on
09/15/2013 5:39:51 PM PDT
by
Ruy Dias de Bivar
(Sometimes you need 7+ more ammo. LOTS MORE.)
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