KHARTOUM

Original U.S. 14 inch x 22 inch Window Card for the 1966 Basil Dearden Adventure KHARTOUM starring Charlton Heston as General Gordon, Laurence Olivier as The Mahdi, Richard Johnson, Ralph Richardson as William Gladstone, Alexander Knox, Johnny Sekka, Michael Hordern, Marne Maitland, Zia Mohyeddin, Nigel Green, Hugh Williams, Ralph Michael, Douglas Wilmer, Edward Underdown, Ralph Michael and Peter Arne as Major Kitchener

In the Sudan, in 1884 to 1885, Egyptian forces led by British General Charles “Chinese” Gordon (Heston) defend Khartoum against an invading Muslim Army led by a religious fanatic, Mohammed Ahmed el Mahdi (Olivier).

Poster art by Renato Fratini (1932 – 1973). An Italian commercial artist who specialised in cinema posters. In Italy he worked in Augusto Favalli’s studio, a major producer of Italian posters. He then moved to London at the behest of Eric Pulford, who ran the Downton agency, which had accounts with Rank and several other film companies. There Fratini enjoyed a successful career throughout the 1960s.

The poster is in very good unfolded condition with slight soiling.