Something of Value
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| Something Of Value | |
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| Directed by | Richard Brooks |
| Produced by | Pandro S. Berman |
| Written by | Robert C. Ruark (novel) Richard Brooks |
| Starring | Rock Hudson Dana Wynter Sidney Poitier Wendy Hiller |
| Editing by | Ferris Webster |
| Distributed by | MGM |
| Release date(s) | 10 May 1957 (USA) |
| Running time | 113 Min |
| Country | U.S.A. |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $2,553,000[1] |
| Box office | $3.6 million[2] |
Something Of Value is a 1957 drama directed by Richard Brooks and starring Rock Hudson, Dana Wynter and Sidney Poitier.
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[edit] Plot
The movie, based on the book of the same name by Robert Ruark, portrays the Mau Mau uprising in Kenya. It shows the colonial and native African conflict caused by colonialism and differing views on how life should be lived. It stars Rock Hudson as the colonial and Sidney Poitier as the native Kenyan. The two men grew up together but have drifted apart at maturity.
[edit] Cast
- Rock Hudson as Henry's Son - Peter
- Dana Wynter as Peter's Betrothed - Holly
- Sidney Poitier as Kimani Wa Karanja
- Wendy Hiller as Henry's Daughter - Elizabeth
- Juano Hernández as Njogu, Oath Giver
- William Marshall as Leader, Intellectual in Suit
- Robert Beatty as Elizabeth's Husband - Jeff Newton
- Walter Fitzgerald as Henry McKenzie
- Michael Pate as Joe Matson
- Ivan Dixon as Lathela, Loyal Gun-Bearer
- Ken Renard as Karanja, Father of Kimani
- Samadu Jackson as Witch Doctor
- Frederick O'Neal as Adam Marenga, Mau-Mau Leader
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