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Audiences rate it 15 points higher than critics do.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb6.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes50%
Audiences rate it 15 points higher than critics do.
22 audience votes
Key crew
- Richard BrooksDirector
- Richard BrooksScreenplay
- Miklós RózsaOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Rock HudsonPeter McKenzie
- Dana WynterHolly McKenzie
- Sidney PoitierKimani Wa Karanja
- Juano HernándezNjogu - Oath Giver
- William MarshallLeader - Intellectual in Suit
- Robert BeattyJeff Newton, Elizabeth's Husband
- Walter FitzgeraldHenry McKenzie, A White Settler
- Michael PateJoe Matson, A Farmer
- Wendy HillerElizabeth Newton
- Ivan DixonLathela - Loyal Gun-Bearer
- Ken RenardKaranja - Father of Kimani
- Frederick O'NealAdam Marenga - Mau-Mau Leader
Stills
Themes
kenyatribal customs