Something of Value
- Released on
- Runtime
- 113 mins
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.
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.
Cast
- Rock Hudson
- Dana Wynter
- Sidney Poitier
- Juano Hernández
- William Marshall
- Robert Beatty
- Walter Fitzgerald
- Michael Pate
- Ivan Dixon
- Ken Renard
- Samadu Jackson
- Frederick O'Neal
- Angela Cartwright
- Juanita Moore
- Paulene Myers
- Wilton Graff
- Barbara Morrison
- Wendy Hiller
- Madame Sul-Te-Wan
Director
- Richard Brooks
Producers
- Pandro S. Berman
Screenwriter
- Richard Brooks
