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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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May 10, 1957
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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
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Cast
Full credits →R
Rock Hudson
Peter McKenzie
D
Dana Wynter
Holly McKenzie
S
Sidney Poitier
Kimani Wa Karanja
J
Juano Hernández
Njogu - Oath Giver
W
William Marshall
Leader - Intellectual in Suit
R
Robert Beatty
Jeff Newton, Elizabeth's Husband
W
Walter Fitzgerald
Henry McKenzie, A White Settler
M
Michael Pate
Joe Matson, A Farmer
W
Wendy Hiller
Elizabeth Newton
I
Ivan Dixon
Lathela - Loyal Gun-Bearer
K
Ken Renard
Karanja - Father of Kimani
F
Frederick O'Neal
Adam Marenga - Mau-Mau Leader
A
Angela Cartwright
Caroline
J
Juanita Moore
Tribal Woman
P
Paulene Myers
Kikuyu Woman
W
Wilton Graff
Capt. Hillary
B
Barbara Morrison
Nurse
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Madame Sul-Te-Wan
Midwife (Uncredited)
