Barney Barnato

Overview

A young and impoverished Barney Barnato emigrated from England to South Africa in 1870. There he first works at a circus and falls in love with and later marries Fanny. The ambitious Barnato uses his business acumen to establish himself within the rough business world of diamond mining and trading in Kimberly. Often crossing paths with the equally ambitious Cecil Rhodes.

Cast

Sean Taylor

Barney Barnato (1989)

Graham Hopkins

Cecil John Rhodes

Vinette Ebrahim

Fanny Bees

Richard Cox

Harry Barnato (1989)

Amadeus August

Schneider

Manfred Seipold

Mr. Sonnenberg

Claudia Demarmels

Mrs. Schneider