Rhodes of Africa
1936, English. Directed by Berthold Viertel.
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.
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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Cast & crew
- Berthold ViertelDirector
- Walter HustonCecil John Rhodes
- Oskar HomolkaOhm Paul Kruger
- Basil SydneyDr. Jim Jameson
- Peggy AshcroftAnna Carpenter
- Frank CellierBarney Barnato
- Renee De VauxMrs. Paul Kruger
- Bernard LeeCartwright
- Percy ParsonsHendricks
- Lewis CassonRev. Charles Helm
- Ndaniso KumalaKing Lobengula
- Ndanisa KumaloKing Lobengula (as Ndanisa Kumalo of Matabele Land)
- Miles MallesonMinor Role (uncredited)
Details
- Released
- 30 June 1936
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Written by
- Leslie Arliss, Michael Barringer
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Rhodes of Africa runs 90 minutes (1h 30m).
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Rhodes of Africa isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 30 June 1936. (Checked 14 November 2026.)
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Who directed Rhodes of Africa?
Rhodes of Africa (1936) was directed by Berthold Viertel and stars Walter Huston, Oskar Homolka, Basil Sydney.