Something of Value

Name: Something of Value
Director: Richard Brooks
Released: 1957
Duration: 113 min
Rating: 6.5
Cast: Rock Hudson, Dana Wynter, Sidney Poitier, Wendy Hiller, Juano Hernandez

1957 · 113 MIN · IMDB 6.5 · 1,363 VOTES · DIR. Richard Brooks

Overview

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.

Dialogue Timeline — 1,293 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:01:13 [SINGING]

00:07:30 And you know how he feels about Africans and guns.

00:12:47 - Are you all right? - Yes, bwana.

00:16:36 - Which god, please? - The Christian God.

00:19:25 Turn to something else for help.

00:23:03 - Why? - You stole money?

00:27:30 [SINGING STOPS]

00:31:52 Move. Start moving.

00:34:44 Or have you become one of the British?

00:38:38 One gone from your place.

00:41:36 You will eat this oath.

00:45:13 - You doubt my loyalty? - I only ask you to prove it.

00:52:34 ... Joe Matson and Mrs. Matson were ambushed while motoring.

00:57:11 So it's prisoners we're after.

01:03:11 [CHATTERING]

01:09:09 Do not let me stay here.

01:14:26 No more than you or a dozen other women around here.

01:18:07 What do you want of me?

01:21:01 Then I'll believe you.

01:24:08 Shantytown in Nairobi, cesspool of intrigue and resistance...

01:28:15 - Cigarettes. - Pass them here.

01:31:18 I will talk with my people.

01:35:08 I want to go home to our home.

01:41:53 Yeah, we lost him all right.

Cast & Characters

Rock Hudson Henry's Son - Peter Dana Wynter Peter's Betrothed - Holly Sidney Poitier Kimani Wa Karanja Wendy Hiller Henry's Daughter - Elizabeth Juano Hernandez Njogu - Oath Giver William Marshall Leader - Intellectual in Suit Robert Beatty Elizabeth's Husband - Jeff Newton Walter Fitzgerald A White Settler - Henry McKenzie Michael Pate A Farmer - Joe Matson Ivan Dixon Lathela - Loyal Gun-Bearer

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,293

Dialogue density11.4 lines / min

First line00:01:13

Final line01:41:53

Production Record

DirectorRichard Brooks

LanguageEnglish

IMDb votes1,363