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Rhodes of Africa |
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Rhodes of Africa - 1936 | 90 mins | Drama | B&WThe Production TeamDirector: Berthold Viertel. Producer: Michael Balcon. Script: Leslie Arliss, Michael Barringer and Miles Malleson. (based on a book by Sarah Gertrude Millin) Cinematography: S.R. Bonnett and Bernard Knowles. Editing: Derek N. Twist. Art Direction: Oscar Friedrich Werndorff. Costume Department: Joe Strassner. Sound: A. Birch and P.H. Dorte. Music Direction: Louis Levy. |
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The CastWalter Huston - Cecil John Rhodes Oskar Homolka Oom - Paul Kruger Basil Sydney - Dr. Jim Jameson Frank Cellier - Barney Barnato Peggy Ashcroft - Anna Carpenter Renee De Vaux - Mrs. Paul Kruger Percy Parsons - Hendricks, Kruger's Lieutenant Bernard Lee - Cartwright |
Plot SynopsisImpressive historic epic of British imperialism charting the rise of diamond-miner Cecil Rhodes from businessman to Prime Minister of the Cape Colony by 1890. He died in 1902, leaving a fortune to fund the famed Rhodes Scholarships. Whilst diamond mining in Kimberley, South Africa, Rhodes (Walter Huston) becomes aware of the potential for exploiting other resources. He suggests that it should be colonised, but his plans meet with disapproval. Many of his efforts to build a railway through Africa are also hampered by sabotage, instigated by his rivals. Although he died a broken man due to his complicity in the Jameson Raid, Rhodes' life and dreams make this a fascinating portrait of ambition in the face of adversity. |
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