Screen giants Rock Hudson and Sidney Poitier team up in this fascinating, thought-provoking, and often startlingly brutal drama, alongside Oscar winner Dame Wendy Hiller., Rock Hudson and Sidney Poitier star in this touching and thought-provoking drama as boyhood friends who find their loyalties torn when conflicts break out between white settlers and native farmers in colonial Kenya., Rock Hudson and Sidney Poitier play boyhood friends who find their loyalties torn when conflicts break out between white settlers and native farmers in colonial Kenya., The literalism of writer-director Richard Brooks serves him well in this meticulously faithful adaptation of the Robert Ruark novel Something of Value. Filmed on location in Africa, this is the story of the Mau Mau uprising in Kenya, as seen through the eyes of a handful of protagonists. Virtually alone in a sea of racist British colonialism, gentleman farmer Peter McKenzie (Rock Hudson) strives to understand the demands of freedom and equality made by Kenya’s black population in particular and his childhood friend Kimani (Sidney Poitier) in particular. Ultimately, however, McKenzie and Kimani find themselves on opposite sides of the fence when the latter aligns himself with the Mau Mau. Without advocating the terrorism of this controversial movement, the screenplay is careful to deal the ongoing iniquities and frustrations that forced men like Kimani to take arms against their white brethren. There were a few theatres in the American south who, feeling that the racial tensions inherent in Something of Value hit too close to home, refused to book this fascinating, thought-provoking, often startlingly brutal film., Two close friends from childhood grow up and find themselves in conflict, on opposite sides of a bloody Mau Mau uprising in Kenya.
Q&A :
Q: Who are the main cast members in “Something of Value ” ?
A: The main cast includes Rock Hudson,Sidney Poitier,Dana Wynter,Wendy Hiller,Juano Hernández,William Marshall,Robert Beatty,Walter Fitzgerald,Michael Pate,Ivan Dixon,Ken Renard,Samadu Jackson,Frederick O’Neal,Paul Thompson,Lester Matthews,Gary Stafford,Duncan Richardson,Madame Sul-te-wan,Leslie Denison,Bruce Lister,Barbara Foley,Carl Christian,Robert Anderson,Bruce Lester,Wesley Bly,Paulene Myers,Kim Hamilton,Mme. Sul Te Wan,Barry Bernard,Morgan Roberts,Ottola Nesmith,Naaman Brown,Ike Jones,Edwin B. Willis,Ferris Webster,William Tuttle,Helen Rose,Russell Harlan,Robert R. Benton,William Horning,Edward C. Carfagno,Edward Carfagno,William A. Horning,Richard Brooks.
Q: When Did the “Something of Value” Released?
A: The Movie “Something of Value” originally aired on 1957-05-10 and released in the year of 1957.
Q: What Languages are available to watch “Something of Value” ?
A: Is also available in eng language.
Q: Where to watch “Something of Value” ?
A: “Something of Value” is Avaiable on Netflix. as its Netflix Originals.
