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.
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- Released
- Production
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Keywords
- kenya
- tribal customs
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Top Cast
Rock Hudson as Peter McKenzie
Dana Wynter as Holly McKenzie
Sidney Poitier as Kimani Wa Karanja
Juano Hernández as Njogu - Oath Giver
William Marshall as Leader - Intellectual in Suit
Robert Beatty as Jeff Newton, Elizabeth's Husband
Walter Fitzgerald as Henry McKenzie, A White Settler
Michael Pate as Joe Matson, A Farmer
Top Crew
Richard Brooks · Director, Screenplay
Robert C. Ruark · Novel
Miklós Rózsa · Composer
Russell Harlan · Cinematographer
Ferris Webster · Editor
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