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Island in the Sun (1957)

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Runtime: 2 hrs

Genre: Dramas

US Box Office: $0

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... [More]

Starring: James Mason, Joan Fontaine, Dorothy Dandridge, Joan Collins

Director: Robert Rossen

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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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04/02/09

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10/18/08

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06/24/06

Geoff Andrew

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03/25/06

Bosley Crowther

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Daring for its era, but creaky and unintentionally funny today.

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02/14/06

Phil Hall

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01/01/00

Jonathan Rosenbaum

Chicago Reader

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