Characters
- James Mason as Maxwell Fleury, the family's son, who is a successful, but hot-tempered plantation owner.
- Harry Belafonte as David Boyeur, a black politician representing the common people, who falls in love with Mavis Norman.
- Joan Fontaine as Mavis Norman, an upper class white woman, who's a member of the richest family on the island; also the lover of David Boyeur.
- Joan Collins as Jocelyn Fleury, the alluring sister of Maxwell, who's the romancer of Euan Templeton.
- Dorothy Dandridge as Margot Seaton, the beautiful Idian drug store clerk, who is pursued by governor-aide, Denis Archer.
- Michael Rennie as Hilary Carson, a retired war hero, who is assumed to be having an affair with Sylvia Fleury.
- Patricia Owens as Sylvia Fleury, the wife of Mawxwell, who Maxwell assumes is having an affair with Hilary Carson.
- John Justin as Denis Archer, the governor's aide, and the romancer of Margot Seaton.
- Stephen Boyd as Euan Templeton, the governor's young son, who's also courting Jocelyn Fleury.
- Diana Wynyard as Mrs. Fleury, the mother of Maxwell and Jocelyn, who's hiding things from her children.
- Basil Sydney as Julian Fleury, the husband of Mrs. Fleury and father of Maxwell and Jocelyn, who also is hiding things.
- John Williams as Colonel Whittingham, the head of police, who investigates Hilary Carson's murder.
- Ronald Squire as Governor Templeton, the governor of the island, and Euan's father.
- Hartley Power as Bradshaw, an American journalist visiting Santa Marta.
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