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| Directed by | Richard Brooks |
| Produced by | Pandro S. Berman |
| Written by | Robert C. Ruark (novel) Richard Brooks |
| Starring | Rock Hudson Dana Wynter Sidney Poitier Wendy Hiller |
| Editing by | Ferris Webster |
| Distributed by | MGM |
| Release date(s) | 10 May 1957 (USA) |
| Running time | 113 Min |
| Country | U.S.A. |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $2,553,000[1] |
| Box office | $3.6 million[2] |
Something Of Value is a 1957 drama directed by Richard Brooks and starring Rock Hudson, Dana Wynter and Sidney Poitier.
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The movie, 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 the colonial and Sidney Poitier as the native Kenyan. The two men grew up together but have drifted apart at maturity.
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