Excellent film, that stands up really well even today. Beautiful photography and script. Heston is OK as Gordon but never quite convinces. The battle scenes are well shot (feel sorry for the horses involved!), and the location photography is superb
Olivier in blackface wouldn't go down too well today, but it is by no means a gung ho Imperialist movie, quite the opposite really. Don't suppose they will ever make films like this again thank God they made them.then.