Something of Value (1957)
- Directed by
- Richard Brooks
- Genre
- drama film, war film, romance film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 53m
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 5.5 of 10 from 22 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A white colonial man and a native Kenyan man who grew up together find themselves on opposite sides of the Mau Mau uprising in Kenya. The film shows how colonialism and different beliefs about life pull them apart.
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What happens
Something of Value is a 1957 American drama film directed by Richard Brooks and starring Rock Hudson, Dana Wynter, and Sidney Poitier. The film was reissued under the title Africa Ablaze. The film, based on the book of the same name by Robert Ruark, portrays the Mau Mau uprising in Kenya. It shows the colonial and native African conflict caused by colonialism and differing views on how life should be lived. It stars Rock Hudson as colonial man Peter McKenzie and Sidney Poitier as native Kenyan Kimani Wa Karanja. The two men grew up together but have drifted apart at maturity. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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