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In 1871, British adventurer Cecil Rhodes (Walter Huston) travels to South Africa, where he ventures into the diamond mining business. Over the next several years, Rhodes takes over and consolidates numerous small diamond mines in the Kimberly diamond fields. Alarmed by the power and wealth that Rhodes is amassing, Paul Kruger (Oscar Homolka), the president of South Africa, attempts to head off Rhodes' political ambitions, but Rhodes battles back in his quest to create a new nation.
Original Release
02/20/1936
US Release
02/20/1936
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| 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 |
Directors
Berthold Viertel, Geoffrey Barkas
Writers
Leslie Arliss, Michael Barringer, Miles Malleson, Sarah Gertrude Millin
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| 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) / King Lobengula |
| Felix Aylmer | Johannesburg Diplomat |
| Diana de Vaux | Sara |
| Leo Genn | Narrator |
| Ernest Jay | Minor Role |
| Glennis Lorimer | Cartwright's Fiancee |
| Miles Malleson | Minor Role |
| Julien Mitchell | Minor Role |
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