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Something of Value
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5.5As Kenya's Mau Mau uprising tears the country apart, former childhood friends Kimani (Sidney Poitier), a native, and Peter (Rock Hudson), a British colonist, find themselves on opposite sides of the struggle in this provocative drama. Though each is devoted to his cause, both wish for a more moderate path -- but their hopes for a peaceful resolution are thwarted by rage, colonial arrogance and escalating violence on both sides.
Released: 1957-05-08113 minDir: Richard BrooksDrama, War
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Cast
- Rock Hudson as Peter McKenzie
- Dana Wynter as Holly McKenzie
- Sidney Poitier as Kimani Wa Karanja
- Juano Hernández as Njogu - Oath Giver
- William Marshall as Leader - Intellectual in Suit
- Robert Beatty as Jeff Newton, Elizabeth's Husband
Themes
- kenya
- tribal customs
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- war film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Richard Brooks
- Screenwriter
- Richard Brooks
- Cast member
- John Alderson
- Composer
- Miklós Rózsa
- Producer
- Pandro S. Berman
- Production company
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- Cinematographer
- Russell Harlan
- Narrative location
- Kenya
- Filming location
- Kenya
- Duration
- 113
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- publication date
- 1962-01-22
- title
- Something of Value
- color
- black-and-white
- distributed by
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- film editor
- Ferris Webster
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