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Something of Value (1957)

Directed by Richard Brooks

Overview

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.

Rated NR | Length 113 minutes

Actors

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