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Insurgent | Islam
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Best Writing Story and Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen | 1967
Best British Actor For and | 1967
Best British Art Direction Colour | 1967
Best British Actor | 1967
Budget 6,000,000 USD
Charlton Heston actually did bear a strong resemblance to Major General Charles "Chinese" Gordon, but Heston was considerably taller than the real Gordon. Heston stood 6ft 3in (1.91m), while the real Gordon was said to have been only about 5ft 5in (1.65m). Heston was also nearly a decade younger than Gordon was at the time of the events depicted in this movie.
This movie was analyzed by David Levering Lewis in the 1995 book "Past Imperfect: History According to the Movies", edited by Mark C. Carnes. The article notes that producer Julian Blaustein sent a copy of the script to the real-life Mahdi's grandson, who responded that although his grandfather and General Charles "Chinese" Gordon never actually met, "...it's a very fine script." When Blaustein apologized for this error, the grandson replied, "Ah, but Mr. Blaustein, they should have."
In a book about the making of this movie, it was stated that not one horse was injured in filming. In later years, it was discovered that over one hundred horses were either severely injured resulting in euthanasia, or died immediately due to unethical stunt methods.
This was the final screenplay credit for Robert Ardrey, who had done most of the writing for the movie several years earlier. By the time the movie went into production, Ardrey had already begun to gain a major reputation for his anthropological books, and the year of this movie's release coincided with the publication of his most famous book, "The Territorial Imperative". This was a huge international best-seller, and Ardrey was no longer dependent on movie work to earn a living wage from writing.
Burt Lancaster turned down the role of Major General Charles "Chinese" Gordon.
"Col. J.D.H. Stewart: Why did you let them talk you into this mission? Gen. Charles 'Chinese' Gordon: As is well known, I, ah..regard myself as a religious man, yet I belong to no church. I'm an able soldier, yet I abhor armies. I can even add that I've been introduced to hundreds of women, but never married. in other words, no one's ever talked me into anything."
"Narrator: ...but there is this: A world with no room for the Gordons, is a world that will return to the sands."
