Something of Value (1957)
1h 53min
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Love in an Inferno
Themes:Loss Of InnocenceThe Human ConditionBetrayalColonialismRacial InequalityDiscover Similar ThemesMood:DarkBroodingTragicTenseCynicalDiscover Similar Mood
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.
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Unrequited LoveColonial ArroganceFriendship Torn ApartRacial TensionsPolitical IntrigueMoral DilemmasUnjust AccusationsEscalating ViolenceRage-Fueled ConflictQuest For PeaceDouble Standards








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Directed by: Richard Brooks, Russell Harlan
Produced by: Pandro S. Berman
Composed by: Miklós Rózsa
Cast

Rock Hudson
Peter McKenzie

Dana Wynter
Holly McKenzie

Sidney Poitier
Kimani Wa Karanja

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