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.
Cast
Rock Hudson
Peter McKenzie
Dana Wynter
Holly McKenzie
Sidney Poitier
Kimani Wa Karanja
Juano Hernández
Njogu - Oath Giver
William Marshall
Leader - Intellectual in Suit
Robert Beatty
Jeff Newton, Elizabeth's Husband
Walter Fitzgerald
Henry McKenzie, A White Settler
Michael Pate
Joe Matson, A Farmer
Wendy Hiller
Elizabeth Newton
Ivan Dixon
Lathela - Loyal Gun-Bearer
Ken Renard
Karanja - Father of Kimani
Frederick O'Neal
Adam Marenga - Mau-Mau Leader
Angela Cartwright
Caroline
Juanita Moore
Tribal Woman
Paulene Myers
Kikuyu Woman
Wilton Graff
Capt. Hillary
Barbara Morrison
Nurse
Madame Sul-Te-Wan
Midwife (Uncredited)
Samadu Jackson
Witch Doctor
Crew
Richard Brooks
Director, Screenplay
Robert C. Ruark
Novel
Ferris Webster
Editor
Russell Harlan
Director of Photography
Pandro S. Berman
Producer
Miklós Rózsa
Original Music Composer
Henry Grace
Set Decoration
Edwin B. Willis
Set Decoration
Robert R. Benton
Set Decoration
Edward C. Carfagno
Art Direction
William A. Horning
Art Direction
