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Island in the Sun (1957)

Genre : Drama, Romance

Runtime : 1H 59M

Director : Robert Rossen

Synopsis

On a Caribbean island, a rich landowner's son, Maxwell Fleury, is fighting for political office against black labor leader David Boyeur. As if the contentious election weren't enough, there are plenty of scandals to go around: Boyeur has a secret white lover and Fleury's wife, Sylvia, is also having an affair. And then, of course, there's the small matter of a recently murdered aristocrat.

Actors

James Mason
James Mason
Maxwell Fleury
Joan Fontaine
Joan Fontaine
Mavis Norman
Dorothy Dandridge
Dorothy Dandridge
Margot Seaton
Joan Collins
Joan Collins
Jocelyn Fleury
Michael Rennie
Michael Rennie
Hilary Carson
Harry Belafonte
Harry Belafonte
David Boyeur
Diana Wynyard
Diana Wynyard
Mrs. Fleury
John Williams
John Williams
Colonel Whittingham
Stephen Boyd
Stephen Boyd
Euan Templeton
Patricia Owens
Patricia Owens
Sylvia Fleury
Basil Sydney
Basil Sydney
Julian Fleury
John Justin
John Justin
Denis Archer
Ronald Squire
Ronald Squire
Governor Templeton
Hartley Power
Hartley Power
Bradshaw
Barbara Upton
Barbara Upton
Colonel's Secretary

Crews

Robert Rossen
Robert Rossen
Director
Alfred Hayes
Alfred Hayes
Writer
Alec Waugh
Alec Waugh
Novel
Darryl F. Zanuck
Darryl F. Zanuck
Producer
Reginald Beck
Reginald Beck
Editor
John DeCuir
John DeCuir
Art Direction
Phyllis Dalton
Phyllis Dalton
Costume Design
David Ffolkes
David Ffolkes
Costume Design
Freddie Young
Freddie Young
Director of Photography
Robert Walker
Robert Walker
Camera Operator
Maggie Unsworth
Maggie Unsworth
Script Supervisor
Michael Hickey
Michael Hickey
Sound
David Aylott
David Aylott
Makeup Artist
Malcolm Arnold
Malcolm Arnold
Original Music Composer
William C. Andrews
William C. Andrews
Art Direction
Eric Allwright
Eric Allwright
Makeup Artist
Ernest Holding
Ernest Holding
Production Manager
John Palmer
John Palmer
Production Manager
Gerry O'Hara
Gerry O'Hara
Assistant Director
Michael Birkett
Michael Birkett
Second Assistant Director
Douglas Twiddy
Douglas Twiddy
Second Assistant Director
John Graysmark
John Graysmark
Set Designer
J.B. Smith
J.B. Smith
Sound Mixer
Gerry Turner
Gerry Turner
Sound Mixer
Bert Bates
Bert Bates
Additional Editing
Malcolm Arnold
Malcolm Arnold
Conductor

Trailers and other movies

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