Island in the sun / 20th Century-Fox by arrangement with Darryl F. Zanuck Productions, Inc. presents a CinemaScope production ; screenplay by Alfred Hayes ; produced by Darryl F. Zanuck ; directed by Robert Rossen.

Four different love affairs simultaneously wreak havoc in the lives of the inhabitants of a tropical paradise. A wealthy plantation owner plots murder when he suspects his wife of having an adulterous relationship. At the same time, his sister-in-law is drawn to his enemy, a dedicated black labor le...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Island in the sun (Motion picture)
Cinema classics collection.
Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Corporate Authors: Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation
Darryl F. Zanuck Productions
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc
Fox Video (Firm)
Other Authors: Zanuck, Darryl Francis, 1902-1979 (Producer)
Hayes, Alfred, 1911-1985 (Screenwriter)
Rossen, Robert, 1908-1966 (Director)
Mason, James, 1909-1984 (Actor)
Fontaine, Joan, 1917-2013 (Actor)
Dandridge, Dorothy, 1922-1965 (Actor)
Collins, Joan, 1933- (Actor)
Rennie, Michael (Actor)
Belafonte, Harry, 1927-2023 (Actor)
Waugh, Alec, 1898-1981
Language:English
French
Spanish
Language of the Original:
English
Language and/or Writing System:
Closed captioned; audio in English 4.0 surround, Spanish or French mono; optional subtitles in English French or Spanish.
Published: Beverly Hills, Calif. : 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, 2005, ©1957.
Series:Cinema classics collection.
Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:
West Indies > Drama.
Nineteen fifties > Drama.
Waugh, Alec, > 1898-1981 > Film adaptations.
Antillas > Teatro.
Waugh, Alec, > 1898-1981.
Nineteen fifties.
West Indies.
Feature films.
Film adaptations.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Drama.
Genre:
Film adaptations.
Drama.
Teatro.
Feature films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (119 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format: Video DVD
Description
Summary:
Four different love affairs simultaneously wreak havoc in the lives of the inhabitants of a tropical paradise. A wealthy plantation owner plots murder when he suspects his wife of having an adulterous relationship. At the same time, his sister-in-law is drawn to his enemy, a dedicated black labor leader, and a governor's aide is torn over his scandalous affair with a native woman.
Note:Originally released as a motion picture in Cinemascope in 1957.
Based on the novel of the same title by Alec Waugh.
Special features: audio commentary by film writer and historian John Stanley; documentary "Dorothy Dandridge: Little Girl Lost" as seen on Biography on the A & E Network; original theatrical trailer.
Videorecording.
Call Number:CN4 D0060850 VideoDVD
Audience:
Not rated.
Credits:Director of photography, F.A. Young; film editor, Reginald Beck; music, Malcolm Arnold.
System Details:DVD; NTSC; widescreen presentation; Dolby Digital 4.0 surround, mono.
Participant or Performer:
Cast: James Mason, Joan Fontaine, Dorothy Dandridge, Joan Collins, Michael Rennie, Harry Belafonte.