Rhodes Movie Review 1997

British miniseries details the life of 19th-century colonialist, British-born Cecil Rhodes (Shaw), who makes his money in the South African diamond trade and decides to place as much African territory under Britain's flag as possible. Rhodes succeeded in begetting the nation of Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe), became involved in the bloody Boer War, and established the prestigious Rhodes scholarship at Oxford University. On three cassettes.

Distribution

CBS/Fox Video, 1330 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10019, Phone: (212)373-4800, Toll-free: 800-800-4369, Fax: (212)373-4803, Remarks: Does not handle retail queries from consumers; contact your local video distributor.

Available on VHS
Running time 336 minutes.
Originally from British.

Cast and Crew

Genres

This Is Your Life, Africa, Great Britain, Politics, True Stories

Screenplay

Antony Thomas

Cast

Martin Shaw, Frances Barber, Tim Dutton, David Butler, Ken Stott, Raymond Coulthard, Neil Pearson

Cinematography

Alec Curtis

Director

David Drury

Music

Alan Parker

Producer

Michael Wearing, Antony Thomas, BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation), WGBH Boston, CBC (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)