Bright Road
1953
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Reviews 57% Audience Score 500+ Ratings On a Caribbean island, a rich landowner's son, Maxwell Fleury (James Mason), is fighting for political office against black labor leader David Boyeur...
- (14)
- Robert Rossen
- Drama
- Harry Belafonte
Island in the Sun Reviews. 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...
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.
- $2.25 million or $3 million
- Darryl F. Zanuck
Island in the Sun: Directed by Robert Rossen. With James Mason, Joan Fontaine, Dorothy Dandridge, Joan Collins. This drama set during the 1950s on a British-ruled Caribbean island deals with local politics, interracial relationships, social inequality, racism, adultery, and murder.
- (1.4K)
- Drama, Romance
- Robert Rossen
- 1957-08-02
39 Reviews. Hide Spoilers. Sort by: Filter by Rating: 5/10. Island in the Sun was an uneven social/political drama from producer Darryl F. Zanuck. tavm 29 May 2010.
Mavis then walks away, alone. Based on the novel Island in the Sun by Alec Waugh (New York, 1955). Set on a fictitious island in the Carribean during colonial British rule. It focuses on the life of a young charismatic and handsome black male with political aspirations.
Island in the Sun (1957) directed by Robert Rossen • Reviews, film + cast • Letterboxd. 1957. Directed by Robert Rossen. On a Caribbean island, a rich landowner’s son, Maxwell Fleury, is fighting for political office against black labor leader David Boyeur.
