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Love in an Inferno
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.Read moreLess
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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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.
Watch trailerCast & crew
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 LeaderExplore the crew
- Director
- Richard Brooks
- Screenplay
- Richard Brooks
- Producer
- Pandro S. Berman
- Original Music Composer
- Miklós Rózsa
- Director of Photography
- Russell Harlan
- Editor
- Ferris Webster