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Release Date:
May 8, 1957
Original Title:
Something of Value
Alternate Titles:
Flammen über Afrika
Sangue Sobre a Terra
Genres:
Drama | War
Production Companies:
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production Countries:
United States of America
Ratings / Certifications:
AT: 16 US: NR
Runtime: 113
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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Art Direction:
Edward C. Carfagno
William A. Horning
Director:
Richard Brooks
Director of Photography:
Russell Harlan
Editor:
Ferris Webster
Novel:
Robert C. Ruark
Original Music Composer:
Miklós Rózsa
Producer:
Pandro S. Berman
Screenplay:
Richard Brooks
Set Decoration:
Henry Grace
Edwin B. Willis
Robert R. Benton
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