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Island in the Sun (1957)
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Reviews Counted:2
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Rotten:1
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Runtime: 2 hrs
Genre: Dramas
Synopsis: Island politics, racial tension and unprecedented interracial romances abound in this controversial (at the time) tale of adultery and intrigue on an idyllic island in the West Indies. Adapted from... Island politics, racial tension and unprecedented interracial romances abound in this controversial (at the time) tale of adultery and intrigue on an idyllic island in the West Indies. Adapted from the novel by Alec Waugh. [More]
Starring: James Mason, Joan Fontaine, Dorothy Dandridge, Joan Collins
Starring: James Mason, Joan Fontaine, Dorothy Dandridge, Joan Collins, Michael Rennie, Harry Belafonte
Director: Robert Rossen
Director: Robert Rossen
Screenwriter: Alfred Hayes
Story: Alec Waugh
Producer: Darryl F. Zanuck
Reviews for Island in the Sun
Rossen (Oscar winner for All the King's Men) may not have been the right director for such a juicy and colorful ensemble melodrama, which at the time was considered audacious and controversial due to its handling of interracial relationships.
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