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Programme Information

Rock Hudson and Sidney Poitier play boyhood friends who find their loyalties torn when conflicts break out between white settlers and farmers in Kenya.

Keywords:

Drama, Based-on-Novel, Movie, Film, Movies, Films

Additional Information:

(Black and white) (1957) (USA) (3 Star)

Cast:

Rock Hudson	.... Peter McKenzie
Dana Wynter	.... Holly Keith
Sidney Poitier	.... Kimani Wa Karanja
Wendy Hiller	.... Elizabeth McKenzie Newton
Juano Hernandez	.... Njogu Oath Giver
William Marshall	.... Leader Intellectual in Suit

Supporting Cast:

Robert Beatty	.... Jeff Newton
Walter Fitzgerald	.... Henry McKenzie
Michael Pate	.... Joe Matson Vengeful White Settler
Ivan Dixon	.... Lathela Loyal Gun-Bearer
Ken Renard	.... Karanja Father of Kimani
Samandu Jackson	.... Witch Doctor
Frederick O'Neal	.... Adam Marenga Mau-Mau Leader

Directors:

Richard Brooks

Writers:

Robert C. Ruark
Richard Brooks