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Island in the Sun (1957)
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Alfred Hayes (writer)
Alec Waugh (novel)
Release Date:
27 August 1957 (West Germany) more
Tagline:
The place is the West Indies . . . the sun hides many things.
Plot:
Set on a fictitious island in the Carribean during colonial British rule. It focuses on the life of... more | add synopsis
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Succeeds on several different levels; a personal favorite more (19 total)
Cast
(Credited cast) | James Mason | ... | Maxwell Fleury |
 | Joan Fontaine | ... | Mavis Norman |
 | Dorothy Dandridge | ... | Margot Seaton |
 | Joan Collins | ... | Jocelyn Fleury |
 | Michael Rennie | ... | Hilary Carson |
 | Harry Belafonte | ... | David Boyeur |
| Diana Wynyard | ... | Mrs. Fleury |
| John Williams | ... | Colonel Whittingham |
 | Stephen Boyd | ... | Euan Templeton |
| Patricia Owens | ... | Sylvia Fleury |
| Basil Sydney | ... | Julian Fleury |
| John Justin | ... | Denis Archer |
| Ronald Squire | ... | Governor Templeton |
| Hartley Power | ... | Bradshaw |
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119 min
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2.35 : 1 more
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Mono (Westrex Recording System)
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Canada:A (Nova Scotia) | Canada:G (Quebec) (video rating) (1998) | Canada:PG (Manitoba/Ontario) | Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15
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Final film of Hartley Power. more
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Referenced in I Land in the Sun (2006) more
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While there are many other more "contemporary" films which examine race relations issues equally as competently if not more so - considering this one was produced back in 1957 it should be recognized as genuine breakthrough! Sure, you may have heard about some of its cop outs, but bear in mind that interracial relationships were political dynamite at the time - and yet some of the film's observations remain poignant even today. But the ultimate beauty of this film is that even if you could care less about the racial issues, it still excels as a mystery / "whodunit" with some intriguing plot twists, as a mini musical with Harry Belafonte performing at the top of his game, and even as a sort of Travel Channel feature-of-the-week, which might leave you booking reservations to your own tropical paradise. So tune out the naysayers for a moment and give this one a fair shot. It may not be technically perfect, but most will be entertained, one way or another.