This rousing adventure film tells the true story of Cecil Rhodes, a diamond miner who helped found the South African colonies..
Is it worth your time? Honestly, only if you have a weird itch to see how they made historical biopics back in the day. If you want a quick, punchy adventure, you'll probably hate it. It moves at the speed of a wagon train, which is fine if you're in the mood for it, but exhausting if you aren't. There's a specific te...
Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.
Berthold Viertel
Arthur Günsburg
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"Is it worth your time? Honestly, only if you have a weird itch to see how they made historical biopics back in the day. If you want a quick, punchy adventure, you'll probably hate it. It moves at the speed of a wagon train, which is fine if you're in the mood for it, but exhausting if you aren't. There's a specific texture to Rhodes that feels like an old, slightly damp history textbook. The production design has that studio-bound stiffness that actually works in its favor here—it makes the who..."
Lewis Casson
Leslie Arliss, Miles Malleson, Sarah Gertrude Millin, Michael Barringer
United Kingdom
