On a small island in the West Indies there is a clash between the charismatic black leader and one of the white plantation owners. The film explores a whole range of social and cultural issues, from the increasing political awareness of the majority but poor and oppressed black people to the affluent but remote minority white elite. The apparently perfect lives of the white elite are gradually exposed through, lies, lust, adultery,jealousy and murder. The story line unfolds the characters well and there are good performances from a strong cast (James Mason, Joan Fontaine, Dorothy Danbridge, Diana Wynyard, Joan Collins and Harry Belafonte) which are set against some beautifully filmed scenes of the West Indies. The inter-racial roamnce caused controversy on its release.
James Mason
Joan Fontaine
Dorothy Dandridge
Joan Collins
Diana Wynyard
Patricia Owens 
Ronald Squire
4/5