After kimanis father is jailed for following tribal customs, kimani joins a band of rebels that wants all nonkenyans out of their country. The literalism of writerdirector richard brooks serves him well in this meticulously faithful adaptation of the robert ruark novel something of value. An actress becomes an alcoholic after being jilted. Spine shows wear otherwise good 628 pages coverart by charles binger, beautiful whitewomen clutches handsome white man who holds rifle as he stared down a black african who has a sheathed machete. Something of value movie posters from movie poster shop. The film concludes with the following quote credited onscreen to sir winston churchill. Something of value is an english movie directed by richard brooks released in the year 1957.
Something of value 1957 official trailer rock hudson, sidney poitier movie hd even though peter and kimani grow up together, kimani. Harry potter film collection steelbook dvd, 2018, 8disc set 4. Media in category 1957 in film the following 27 files are in this category, out of 27 total. June 6 jerry lewis appears in his first film without dean martin in the delicate delinquent. This movie had rock hudson, sidney poitier, dana wynter in the lead roles of the film.
Buy something of value movie posters from movie poster shop. It avoids violating the mpa production codes in effect at the time because its overall subjectthe 1952 mau. After kimanis father is imprisoned for enforcing a controversial tribal tradition, kimani realizes his place is among the mau mau, a group that is organizing a revolt. 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. Scenes of rock hudson in something of value 1957 for the best quality vintage movie stills please visit. Film genres, title, year, country, length, director, description. Famous people born on this day include chris poland and patrick bissell. Though the story is fiction, the film rings true, with a fair portrait of both sides of the conflict. Pages in category films set in 1957 the following 57 pages are in this category, out of 57 total. With rock hudson, dana wynter, wendy hiller, juano hernandez. In that special week of december people in us were listening to jailhouse rock by elvis presley. Something of value takes a look at race relations in kenya during the native mau mau rebellion against the ruling british aristocracy in 1945. Something of value 1957 where to watch it streaming online.
Famous people born on this day include julie pietri and steve farris. December 01, 1957, sunday, what happened on 1211957. Something of value sorority house the spies the spirit of st. The problems of east africa are the problems of the world. Complete films, some in parts, some cross over several genres e. War movies 1957 every war movie coming out in 1957. Ruark about the mau mau uprising in kenya of the 1950s the studio bought the film rights prior to publication, the picture reunited producer pandro s. In britishruled kenya, youthful friends peter hudson and kimani sidney poitier find. June united artists rejoins the motion picture association of america. Read the full synopsis of something of value, 1957, directed by richard brooks, with rock hudson, dana wynter, wendy hiller, at turner classic movies.
A film dealing with the mau mau rebellion against british rule 19521959. It shows the colonial and native african conflict caused by colonialism and differing views on how life should be lived. May ingmar bergmans the seventh seal wins the special jury prize at the 1957 cannes film festival. The crew and game warden were in the back of the semiopen land rover. While kimani believes in the cause, he does not agree. Value for money 1955 film complet en francais hd streaming. Value for money 1080p truefrench value for money 720p streaming value for money anglais value for money bdrip streaming. Something of value is a 1957 drama directed by richard brooks and starring rock hudson, dana wynter, and sidney poitier. In that special week of may people in us were listening to all shook up by elvis presley.
In kenya, peter rock hudson, the son of a white settler, forms a tight friendship with kimani sidney poitier, a kenyan worker. Something of value 1957 battle circus 1953 ucla film. Delbert mann scriptwriter paddy chayefsky adapted his own 1953 teleplay airing on the philco television playhouse for this featurelength male angst drama an ensemble film. Released 1957, something of value stars rock hudson, dana wynter, sidney poitier, wendy hiller the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 53 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic. Musical movies 1957 every musical movie coming out in 1957. Media in category 1957 films the following 16 files are in this category, out of 16 total. Wikimedia commons has media related to 1957 films 1950s 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 pages in category 1957 movies the following 27 pages are. View historical and todays current inflation rates, using the cpi provided by the. In uk cumberland gap by lonnie donegan was in the top 5 hits. Science fiction movies v 1957 1969 complete films plus the most complete filmography on you tube. In uk thatll be the day by the crickets was in the top 5 hits. February 1 rko ceases domestic distribution of feature films which is taken over by universal pictures. Its a drama movie with a less than average rotten tomatoes critics score of 40% and.
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Something of value 1957 in kenya, peter rock hudson, the son of a white settler, forms a tight friendship with kimani sidney poitier, a kenyan worker. She is aided by an alcoholics anonymous member with whom she has an affair. Something of value africa ablaze 1957 rotten tomatoes. Were your movie poster source for new releases and vintage movie posters. Something of value 1957 official trailer rock hudson, sidney poitier movie hd even though peter and kimani grow up together, kimani soon finds that different races are treated differently.
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