Something of Value
1957, Film, 113 min, Drama, War, English, United States, MoviePedia score 62
Love in an Inferno
As 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.
Directed by Richard Brooks
Cast
- Rock Hudson as Peter McKenzie
- Dana Wynter as Holly Keith
- Sidney Poitier as Kimani Wa Karanja
- Wendy Hiller as Elizabeth Newton
- Juano Hernandez as Njogu - Oath Giver
- William Marshall as Intellectual in Suit
- Robert Beatty as Jeff Newton
- Walter Fitzgerald as Henry McKenzie
- Michael Pate as Joe Matson
- Ivan Dixon as Lathela
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