Rhodes - 2-DVD Set ( Rhodes (Episodes 1-8) )

Rhodes - 2-DVD Set (DVD) (*)

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Alternate Title: Rhodes (Episodes 1-8)
Screened, competed or awarded at:
BAFTA Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
English ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Australia ( PAL/Region 4 )

Running Time:
460 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
2-DVD Set
Behind the scenes
Biographies
Filmographies
Interactive Menu
Photo Gallery
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 1996 and produced in:
Canada ( USA, Canada )
South Africa ( Africa, Middle East )
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
David Drury

Written By:
Antony Thomas

Actors:
Martin Shaw ..... Cecil John Rhodes (8 episodes, 1996)
Frances Barber ..... Princess Catherine Radziwill (8 episodes, 1996)
Neil Pearson ..... Dr. Leander Starr Jameson (7 episodes, 1996)
Philip Godawa ..... John X. Merriman (6 episodes, 1996)
Franz Dobrowsky ..... Alfred Beit (6 episodes, 1996)
David Butler ..... Charles Rudd (5 episodes, 1996)
Ken Stott ..... Barney Barnato (5 episodes, 1996)
Washington Xisolo ..... Lobengula (5 episodes, 1996)
Gresby Nash ..... Harry Currey (4 episodes, 1996)
Ramalao Makhene ..... Babayane (4 episodes, 1996)
Ken Gampu ..... Mshete (4 episodes, 1996)
Ian Roberts ..... Johann Colenbrander (4 episodes, 1996)
Paul Slabolepszy ..... Frederick Selous (4 episodes, 1996)
Gavin Hood ..... Frank Johnson (4 episodes, 1996)
Alex Ferns ..... John Grimmer (4 episodes, 1996)
John Carson ..... Sir Hercules Robinson (3 episodes, 1996)
Sean Taylor ..... Frank Thompson (3 episodes, 1996)
Ron Smerczak ..... Edward Maund (3 episodes, 1996)
Oliver Cotton ..... Joseph Chamberlain (3 episodes, 1996)
Carel Trichardt ..... Paul Kruger (3 episodes, 1996)
Guy de Lancey ..... Dr. Rutherfoord Harris (3 episodes, 1996)
Danny Keogh ..... Frank Dawson (3 episodes, 1996)
Nicky Rebello ..... Solly Joel (2 episodes, 1996)
Richard Huw ..... Rochfort Maguire (2 episodes, 1996)
Timothy Walker ..... The Reverend C.D. Helm (2 episodes, 1996)
Jeremy Crutchley ..... Philip 'Flippy' Jourdan (2 episodes, 1996)
Vusi Kunene ..... Umgandana (2 episodes, 1996)
Anthony 'Bam Bam' Thomas ..... Henry La Bouchere (2 episodes, 1996)
Sam Williams ..... Lotshe (2 episodes, 1996)
Mawongo Tyawa ..... Somabhulana (2 episodes, 1996)
Paul Eilers ..... Dr. Hans Sauer (2 episodes, 1996)
Moshoeshoe Chabeli ..... Makwekwe (2 episodes, 1996)
Gideon Emery ..... Alan Wilson (2 episodes, 1996)
Michael Atkinson ..... Lord Salisbury (unknown episodes)
Rex Garner ..... Sir Henry Loch (unknown episodes)
Will Bernard ..... (unknown episodes)
Paul Ditchfield ..... John Currey (unknown episodes)
John Simon Jones ..... (unknown episodes)
Joshua Lindberg ..... (unknown episodes)
Sean Cameron Michael ..... Messenger (unknown episodes)
Jerry Mofokeng ..... Unguba (unknown episodes)
Andre Odendaal ..... Gordon Le Sueur (unknown episodes)
Derek White ..... Lucas (unknown episodes)

Synopsis:

Charting the life of Cecil John Rhodes (Martin Shaw), this eight part miniseries explores the achievements of one of the most successful businessmen of the 19th century. An ardent believer in British Colonialism, Rhodes was the founder of the southern African territory of Rhodesia, now known as Zimbabwe. As a young and impressionable man Rhodes travelled to South Africa for the benefit of his health and developed interests in the rich diversity of the land - particularly the geological rewards of mining. He soon began making a profit from mining in the Kimberley diamond mines and formed his own company, De Beers Consolidated Mines in 1888. By 1890 he was Prime Minister of the Cape Colony and later in life founded the revered Rhodes Scholarship which enables foreign nationals to study at Oxford. A remarkable man of his time who took every opportunity to become one of the great mining magnates in history, Rhodes is an epic story of power and politics.
Season 1
Episode 1: All the World's Diamonds
Episode 2: All the World's Gold
Episode 3: The Place of the Killing
Episode 4: The Price of My Blood
Episode 5: The Chameleon and the Fly
Episode 6: Land, Gold and Loot
Episode 7: Upsetting the Apple Cart
Episode 8: The Reckoning

This series charts the life of Cecil Rhodes who was a British 19th century businessman who became the wealthiest man in the western world and founded the nation of Rhodesia (now renamed Zimbabwe). Rhodes travelled to South Africa as a young man for the benefit of his health. He soon began making a profit from mining the Kimberley diamond mines and formed his own company, De Beers Consolidated Mines in 1888. By 1890 he was Prime Minister of the Cape Colony and later in life founded the revered Rhodes Scholarship which enables foreign nationals to study at Oxford.

The extraordinary story of Cecil Rhodes (Martin Shaw), the 19th-century British businessman who changed the shape of Africa and became the wealthiest man in the Western world. This lavish drama recreates the violent and destructive diamond rush in which thousands of men lost their lives, and the wars which divided the nation and devastated its people.

This product was added to our catalog on Thursday 13 March, 2014.