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Rhodes:Life & Legend of Cecil Rhodes [VHS]

 "Rhodes - Bringing civilisation to 'The Dark Continent'?" 1999-09-29
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Casting ex- professional Martin Shaw in the role of Cecil J. Rhodes, this 6 hour epic charts the story of Rhodes, his henchmen , adversaries, dealings, deceptions and attempts to realise his dream of claiming all the land from 'the Cape to Cairo' for Britain. All in the name of 'progress'.

This well researched piece accurately captures the ruthless ways of life in the frontiers of a mineral rich Kimberley and charts Rhodes as a young man (wonderfully portrayed by newcommer and Shaw's son, Joe), who, faced with terminal illness sets out to realise his Imperialist dreams.

The inluence and impact of Rhode's life on the shaping of the African continent was massive and he is the only man in history to have a country(Rhodesia) named after him. It was not until 1980 that Zimbabwe emerged as an independant nation, 78 years after Rhodes' death at 49.His Rhodes Scholarship for Commonwealth students at Auriel College, Oxford, lives on to this day.

'Rhodes' certainly bring to the forefront a great deal of controversy and poses many moral questions regarding Rhodes' methods adopted in persuing his ambitions. His ruthless treatment of the Matebele nation and deception of Lobengula, their King, seems not out of hatred for the native population but merely as an obstacle standing in the way of his Empire building and beliefs. All in all 'Rhodes' is riveting viewing and deals with a part of History previously relatively obscure.

It is dificult to decide one's opinion of the man even though his character is so fully developed.Ruthless, babaric, manipulative as well as considerate, emotional and generous can all be attributed to the man. The casting of the other main roles are excellent and will definitely encourage the viewer to research more into the period.

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Rhodes (3pc) [VHS]

 "Rhodes - Bringing civilisation to 'The Dark Continent'?" 1999-09-29
By
Casting ex- professional Martin Shaw in the role of Cecil J. Rhodes, this 6 hour epic charts the story of Rhodes, his henchmen , adversaries, dealings, deceptions and attempts to realise his dream of claiming all the land from 'the Cape to Cairo' for Britain. All in the name of 'progress'.

This well researched piece accurately captures the ruthless ways of life in the frontiers of a mineral rich Kimberley and charts Rhodes as a young man (wonderfully portrayed by newcommer and Shaw's son, Joe), who, faced with terminal illness sets out to realise his Imperialist dreams.

The inluence and impact of Rhode's life on the shaping of the African continent was massive and he is the only man in history to have a country(Rhodesia) named after him. It was not until 1980 that Zimbabwe emerged as an independant nation, 78 years after Rhodes' death at 49.His Rhodes Scholarship for Commonwealth students at Auriel College, Oxford, lives on to this day.

'Rhodes' certainly bring to the forefront a great deal of controversy and poses many moral questions regarding Rhodes' methods adopted in persuing his ambitions. His ruthless treatment of the Matebele nation and deception of Lobengula, their King, seems not out of hatred for the native population but merely as an obstacle standing in the way of his Empire building and beliefs. All in all 'Rhodes' is riveting viewing and deals with a part of History previously relatively obscure.

It is dificult to decide one's opinion of the man even though his character is so fully developed.Ruthless, babaric, manipulative as well as considerate, emotional and generous can all be attributed to the man. The casting of the other main roles are excellent and will definitely encourage the viewer to research more into the period.