Island in the sun [videorecording] / 20th Century-Fox presents a CinemaScope Picture ; by arrangement with Darryl F. Zanuck Productions, Inc. ; screenplay by Alfred Hayes ; produced by Darryl F. Zanuck ; directed by Robert Rossen.
Cast: James Mason, Joan Fontaine, Dorothy Dandridge, Joan Collins, Michael Rennie, Harry Belafonte. Originally released as a motion picture in Cinemascope in 1957. Based on the novel of the same title by Alec Waugh. Special fea tures: 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.
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.
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