| Something of Value | |
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| Directed by | Richard Brooks |
| Screenplay by | Richard Brooks |
| Based on | Something of Value 1955 novel by Robert Ruark |
| Produced by | Pandro S. Berman |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Russell Harlan |
| Edited by | Ferris Webster |
| Music by | Miklós Rózsa |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
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Running time | 113 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $2,553,000[1] |
| Box office | $3,600,000[1] |
Something of Value is a 1957 American drama film directed by Richard Brooks and starring Rock Hudson, Dana Wynter, and Sidney Poitier. The film was reissued under the title Africa Ablaze.
The film, based on the book of the same name by Robert Ruark, portrays the Mau Mau uprising in Kenya. It shows the colonial and native African conflict caused by colonialism and differing views on how life should be lived. It stars Rock Hudson as the colonial and Sidney Poitier as the native Kenyan. The two men grew up together but have drifted apart at maturity.