Rhodes of Africa

1h 30m
DramaHistory
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Rhodes of Africa is a 1936 British biographical film charting the life of Cecil Rhodes. It was directed by Berthold Viertel and starred Walter Huston, Oskar Homolka, Basil Sydney and Bernard Lee.

Cast

Walter Huston
Cecil John Rhodes
Oskar Homolka
Ohm Paul Kruger
Basil Sydney
Dr. Jim Jameson
Peggy Ashcroft
Anna Carpenter
Frank Cellier
Barney Barnato
Renee De Vaux
Mrs. Paul Kruger
Bernard Lee
Cartwright
Percy Parsons
Hendricks
Lewis Casson
Rev. Charles Helm
Ndaniso Kumala
King Lobengula
Ndanisa Kumalo
King Lobengula (as Ndanisa Kumalo of Matabele Land)
Miles Malleson
Minor Role (uncredited)
Glennis Lorimer
Cartwright's fiancee

Crew

Berthold Viertel
Director
Michael Barringer
Writer
Leslie Arliss
Writer
Sarah Gertrude Millin
Book
Derek N. Twist
Editor
Bernard Knowles
Director of Photography
S.R. Bonnett
Director of Photography
Joe Strassner
Costume Design
Philip Dorté
Sound Recordist
Peter Birch
Sound
Miles Malleson
Dialogue
Oscar Friedrich Werndorff
Art Direction

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