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Something of Value

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Summary

In British Colonial Kenya during the Mau Mau uprising, Peter and Kimani, who grew up together, find themselves on the opposite sides.

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A star rating of 3 out of 5.

Robyn Karney

Directed by Richard Brooks, who adapted it from Robert Ruark's novel based on the Mau Mau uprisings in Kenya, the film graphically conveys the horror of slaughter while remaining soberly serious and almost dull. The more personal plot at the centre of the upheaval between white farmers and black tribesman, focuses on Rock Hudson and Sidney Poitier, close friends plunged into conflicting loyalties by the bloody divide with Poitier, excellent in the role, succumbing to tribal allegiance. Vivid East African locations add to the reality of this occasionally brutal tale.

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Cast

rolenamePeter McKenzieRock HudsonHolly KeithDana WynterElizabethWendy HillerKimaniSidney PoitierNjoguJuano HernandezLeaderWilliam Marshall (2)Jeff NewtonRobert BeattyHenry McKenzieWalter Fitzgerald

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rolenameDirectorRichard Brooks

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Languages

English

Guidance

Contains some violence.

Formats

Black and white

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