Island in the Sun
1957 | 119m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | Robert Rossen |
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| Writer: | Alec Waugh, Alfred Hayes |
| Staring: |
| A scandalous tale of politics, social inequality, interracial romance, and murder set on a fictitious British-owned Caribbean island. | |
| Release Date: | Jun 12, 1957 |
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| Director: | Robert Rossen |
| Writer: | Alec Waugh, Alfred Hayes |
| Genres: | Drama, Romance |
| Keywords | based on novel or book, interracial relationship, caribbean sea, race relations |
| Production Companies | 20th Century Fox, Darryl F. Zanuck Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $5,000,000
Budget: $3,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2026 Entered: Apr 20, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Barbara Upton | Colonel's Secretary |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Alec Waugh | Novel |
| Reginald Beck | Editor |
| Phyllis Dalton | Costume Design |
| David Ffolkes | Costume Design |
| Robert Walker | Camera Operator |
| Michael Hickey | Sound |
| Eric Allwright | Makeup Artist |
| Ernest Holding | Production Manager |
| John Palmer | Production Manager |
| Gerry Turner | Sound Mixer |
| Robert Rossen | Director |
| Alfred Hayes | Writer |
| John DeCuir | Art Direction |
| Maggie Unsworth | Script Supervisor |
| David Aylott | Makeup Artist |
| William C. Andrews | Art Direction |
| Michael Birkett | Second Assistant Director |
| Douglas Twiddy | Second Assistant Director |
| John Graysmark | Set Designer |
| J.B. Smith | Sound Mixer |
| Bert Bates | Additional Editing |
| Freddie Young | Director of Photography |
| Malcolm Arnold | Conductor, Original Music Composer |
| Gerry O'Hara | Assistant Director |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Darryl F. Zanuck | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 3 |
| 2024 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 4 |
| 2024 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 1 |
| 2024 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 2 |
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| 2024 | 10 | 6 | 15 | 2 |
| 2024 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| 2024 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| 2025 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| 2025 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
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| 2025 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 0 |
| 2025 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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