Something of Value is a 1957 drama directed by Richard Brooks and starring Rock Hudson, Dana Wynter, and Sidney Poitier. The film was reissued under the title Africa Ablaze. 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.
Something of Value (1957)
Directed by Richard Brooks
Description by Wikipedia
Movie Info
Budget
$2,553,000
Tags
Kenya, Tribal Customs
Attributes
Based On: based on novels, Something of Value
Filming Location: Kenya
Narrative Location: Kenya, set in Kenya
Time Period: set in
Filming Location: Kenya
Narrative Location: Kenya, set in Kenya
Time Period: set in
Alternate Titles
Africa Ablaze
, US
Ceva de valoare
RO
Coś wartościowego
PL
Die schwarze Haut
AT
Eleftheria i thanatos
GR
Flammen über Afrika
AT, DE
İnsan avcıları
TR
Le carnaval des dieux
CA, FR
Musta kiihko
FI
Någonting av värde
SE
Nešto od vrednosti
YU
O Carnaval dos Deuses
PT
Panga
DK
Qualcosa che vale
IT
Sangre sobre la tierra
AR, CL, ES
Sangue Sobre a Terra
BR
Something Of Value
Something of Value
CA, GB, US
Valami érték
HU
Нечто ценное
RU
黒い牙
JP