Island in the sun / 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.
| Format | Video (DVD) |
| Publication Info | Beverly Hills, Calif. : 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, 2005, ©1957. |
| Description | 1 videodisc (119 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Subjects |
| Other author/creator | Zanuck, Darryl Francis, 1902-1979. |
| Other author/creator | Hayes, Alfred, 1911-1985. |
| Other author/creator | Rossen, Robert, 1908-1966. |
| Other author/creator | Mason, James, 1909-1984. |
| Other author/creator | Fontaine, Joan, 1917-2013. |
| Other author/creator | Dandridge, Dorothy, 1922-1965. |
| Other author/creator | Collins, Joan, 1933- |
| Other author/creator | Rennie, Michael. |
| Other author/creator | Belafonte, Harry, 1927-2023 |
| Other author/creator | Waugh, Alec, 1898-1981 Island in the sun. |
| Other author/creator | Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation. |
| Other author/creator | Darryl F. Zanuck Productions. |
| Other author/creator | Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc. |
| Other author/creator | Fox Video (Firm) |
| Series | Cinema Classics Collection Cinema classics collection. ^A787550 |
| Abstract | 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. |
| General note | Originally released as a motion picture in Cinemascope in 1957. |
| General note | Based on the novel of the same title by Alec Waugh. |
| General note | 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. |
| Credits | Director of photography, F.A. Young; film editor, Reginald Beck; music, Malcolm Arnold. |
| Performer | Cast: James Mason, Joan Fontaine, Dorothy Dandridge, Joan Collins, Michael Rennie, Harry Belafonte. |
| Audience | Not rated. |
| Technical details | DVD. |
| Language | Closed-captioned ; subtitles in English and Spanish. |
| UPC | 024543221876 |
| UPC | 024543221913 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | Compact DVDs | PN1997 .I85 2005 DVD | ✔ Available | Place Hold |