Something of Value

May. 10,1957      NR
Rating:
6.5
Trailer Synopsis Cast

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.

Rock Hudson as  Peter McKenzie
Dana Wynter as  Holly McKenzie
Sidney Poitier as  Kimani Wa Karanja
Juano Hernández as  Njogu - Oath Giver
William Marshall as  Leader - Intellectual in Suit
Robert Beatty as  Elizabeth's Husband - Jeff Newton
Walter Fitzgerald as  A White Settler - Henry McKenzie
Michael Pate as  A Farmer - Joe Matson
Ivan Dixon as  Lathela - Loyal Gun-Bearer
Ken Renard as  Karanja - Father of Kimani

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