Movies for the Day, Wednesday, July 5, 2017

Cecil Rhodes, the circus, and Algeria are each part of today's movies.





Rhodes (1936) is a biography of the
famous British colonizer of Africa:
Rhodesia was named after him.  Cecil
Rhodes was born July 5, 1853.




Rhodes







The Big Circus (1959) is about the circus.
PT Barnum, the founder of the very famous circus,
Barnum & Bailey's, was born this date, July 5, 1810.







The Big Circus









The Battle of Algiers (1966) occurred during
the Algerian war of independence against France,
1954 to 1962.  Algerian Independence Day
is July 5, 1962.






The Battle of Algiers