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Something of Value   1957     3 stars    N/R, 113 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Richard Brooks  
Cast: Rock Hudson, Dana Wynter, Wendy Hiller, Sidney Poitier, Walter Fitzgerald, Frederick O'Neal, Juano Hernandez, William Marshall, Robert Beatty, Michael Pate, Ivan Dixon, Ken Renard, Samadu Jackson, Wilton Graff, Angela Cartwright

  Based on Robert Ruark's novel, this is the story of childhood friends Kimani (Sidney Poitier) and Peter McKenzie (Rock Hudson) who, despite one being Black and the other White, had grown up like brothers in British East Africa. Now, as adults, their relationship is shattered when Peter sides with British colonialism, and Kimani joins the brutal Mau-Maus in their uprising in Kenya.



Cast
Rock Hudson Peter
Dana Wynter Holly
Wendy Hiller Elizabeth McKenzie Newton
Sidney Poitier Kimani Wa Karanja
Walter Fitzgerald Henry McKenzie
Frederick O'Neal Adam Marenga
Juano Hernandez Njogu, Oath Giver
William Marshall Leader, Intellectual in Suit
Robert Beatty Jeff Newton
Michael Pate Joe Matson
Ivan Dixon Lathela
Ken Renard Karanja
Samadu Jackson Witch Doctor
Wilton Graff Captain Hillary
Angela Cartwright Caroline
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Something of Value (1957)
Wendy Hiller
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