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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.

Belafonte, Harry, 1927-2023 (Added Author). Collins, Joan, 1933- (Added Author). Dandridge, Dorothy, 1922-1965 (Added Author). Fontaine, Joan, 1917- (Added Author). Hayes, Alfred, 1911-1985 (Added Author). Mason, James, 1909-1984 (Added Author). Rennie, Michael. (Added Author). Rossen, Robert, 1908-1966 (Added Author). Waugh, Alec, 1898- Island in the sun. (Added Author). Zanuck, Darryl Francis, 1902-1979 (Added Author). Darryl F. Zanuck Productions. (Added Author). Fox Video (Firm) (Added Author). Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc. (Added Author). Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation. (Added Author).

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.

Record details

  • Physical Description: 1 videodisc (119 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Edition: Widescreen.
  • Publisher: Beverly Hills, Calif. : 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, 2005, c1957.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Based on the novel of the same title by Alec Waugh.
Originally released as a motion picture in Cinemascope in 1957.
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.
Creation/Production Credits Note:
Director of photography, F.A. Young; film editor, Reginald Beck; music, Malcolm Arnold.
Participant or Performer Note:
Cast: James Mason, Joan Fontaine, Dorothy Dandridge, Joan Collins, Michael Rennie, Harry Belafonte.
Target Audience Note:
Not rated.
System Details Note:
DVD, widescreen presentation; Dolby Digital 4.0 surround, mono.
Language Note:
Closed-captioned ; subtitles in English and Spanish.

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Waugh, Alec, 1898- > Film and video adaptations.
Nineteen fifties > Drama.
West Indies > Drama.
Antillas > Teatro.
Genre:
Feature films.
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