Island in the Sun (1957)
- Directed by
- Robert Rossen
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- United Kingdom, United States
- Runtime
- 1h 59m
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 6.5 of 10 from 23 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
Set on a fictional Caribbean island, this film follows several characters as they navigate love and social tensions across racial lines. It focuses on the personal conflicts that arise from forbidden interracial relationships in a divided community.
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What happens
Island in the Sun is a 1957 American drama film produced by Darryl F. Zanuck and directed by Robert Rossen. It features an ensemble cast including James Mason, Harry Belafonte, Joan Fontaine, Joan Collins, Dorothy Dandridge, Michael Rennie, Stephen Boyd, Patricia Owens, John Justin, Diana Wynyard, John Williams, and Basil Sydney. The film is about race relations and interracial romance set in the fictitious island of Santa Marta. Barbados and Grenada were selected as the sites for the movie based on the 1955 novel by Alec Waugh. The film was controversial at the time of its release for its on-screen portrayal of interracial romance. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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