Last updated March 28, 2024
In this Oscar-nominated film adaptation of George Bernard Shaw's play, the aging Caesar (Claude Rains) comes to Alexandria to tutor young Cleopatra (Vivien Leigh) in the ways of rule, allowing her to wrestle the throne away from her brother, Ptolemy. But as time progresses, Caesar's feelings for Cleopatra turn romantic and he vows to marry her. Stewart Granger co-stars in this epic drama directed by Gabriel Pascal.
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Set in Kenya during the Mau Mau Rebellion that spanned from 1952 to 1960, this drama is centered on two lovers, Alan Howard (Dirk Bogarde) and Mary Crawford (Virginia McKenna), who find their love affair nearly torn apart by their individual convictions about racial equality. After Alan's brother is killed by the Mau Mau, his loathing of the people is eventually eased after meeting native physician Dr. Karanja (Earl Cameron).
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This intriguing biopic stars Walter Huston as Cecil Rhodes, a 19th-century British adventurer who travels to Africa to seek his fortune. After developing a successful diamond mining industry, Rhodes attempts to construct a continent-wide railroad. Rhodes's plans meet with disapproval, including his desire to make Rhodesia a British colony, but he perseveres, thereby making a mortal enemy of Dutch Prime Minister Paul Kruger (Oskar Homolka).
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It's an engineering feat of historical proportions -- but at what cost? Maurice Elvey directs this drama about an ocean-floor tunnel being constructed between England and America and the destruction it causes those who are building it. Mack (Richard Dix) starts to see his marriage to Ruth (Madge Evans) crumble as he forges ahead with the project alongside partner Robbie (Leslie Banks) and financial backers, including Varlia (Helen Vinson).
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