Back Heiße Erde (1957) German Island in the Sun (película) Spanish Aurinkosaari Finnish Une île au soleil French אי בשמש HE Island in the Sun (fim) HT Island in the Sun (film) ID L'isola nel sole Italian 아일랜드 인 더 선 Korean Island in the Sun (Film) LB
| Island in the Sun | |
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&sq=Albert Einstein&lang=en&file=File:Island_in_the_Sun_1957.jpg) Film poster by Jock Hinchliffe | |
| Directed by | Robert Rossen |
| Screenplay by | Alfred Hayes |
| Based on | Island in the Sun by Alec Waugh |
| Produced by | Darryl F. Zanuck |
| Starring | James Mason Harry Belafonte Joan Fontaine Joan Collins Dorothy Dandridge Michael Rennie |
| Cinematography | Freddie Young |
| Edited by | Reginald Beck |
| Music by | Malcolm Arnold |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
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Running time | 119 mins |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $2.25 million[1] or $3 million[2] |
| Box office | $5 million (US and Canada rentals)[3] |
Island in the Sun is a 1957 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.
- ^ Solomon, Aubrey. Twentieth Century Fox: A Corporate and Financial History (The Scarecrow Filmmakers Series). Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press, 1989. ISBN 978-0-8108-4244-1. p250
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