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Dec 2023
43m 36s

Cecil Rhodes | Eureka! | 1

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A sickly vicar’s son travels from England to Africa to join the diamond rush. Cecil Rhodes wants to make his fortune. But he also wants to extend the British Empire. Drama in his private life threatens to undermine both ambitions.

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