

Island in the Sun
1957-06-12 · 119 min · ★ 6.5
A scandalous tale of politics, social inequality, interracial romance, and murder set on a fictitious British-owned Caribbean island.
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Production details
- Directors
- Robert Rossen
- Production companies
- Darryl F. Zanuck Productions, 20th Century Fox
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- USD 3,000,000
- Revenue
- USD 5,000,000
Top Cast
James MasonMaxwell Fleury
Joan FontaineMavis Norman
Dorothy DandridgeMargot Seaton
Joan CollinsJocelyn Fleury
Michael RennieHilary Carson
Harry BelafonteDavid Boyeur
Diana WynyardMrs. Fleury
John WilliamsColonel Whittingham
Stephen BoydEuan Templeton
Patricia OwensSylvia Fleury
Basil SydneyJulian Fleury
John JustinDenis Archer
Ronald SquireGovernor Templeton
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