Rhodes (1997)

Synopsis: An epic, three-part retelling of the life of Cecil Rhodes, the ambitious, British-born colonialist whose success in the South African diamond trade in the late 19th-century fed his aspirations to transform as much of Africa as possible into British territory. His tactics resulted in the... An epic, three-part retelling of the life of Cecil Rhodes, the ambitious, British-born colonialist whose success in the South African diamond trade in the late 19th-century fed his aspirations to transform as much of Africa as possible into British territory. His tactics resulted in the formation of Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe), the protracted and bloody Boer War in Transvaal, a bitter relationship with Russia's power-hungry Princess Catherine Radziwill, and the establishment of Oxford University's Rhodes Scholarship. Episodes include "All the World's Diamonds," "The Place of the Killing," and "The Reckoning." [More]