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Something of Value

Something of Value

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Status

Released

Release Date

May 8, 1957

Runtime

1h 53m

Genres

Drama, War

User Score

55%

Original Title

Something of Value

Production Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Director

Richard Brooks

Description

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.