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.
Something of Value has generally received mixed reviews.
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Review of Something of Value (1957)
By Bosley Crowther (448) for New York Times (5,786) on 07 Apr 2008
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Something of Value was released in 1957 and has generally received mixed reviews.
Online reviewers have written 3 reviews, giving Something of Value (1957) an average rating of 57%.
Overall, cinema-goers prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 80%, compared to film critics, who gave it a lower average score of 60%. Amateur reviewers were more impressed with Something of Value than critics were.
With a score of 57%, Something of Value is roughly the same as the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1957, which stands at 60%.
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