On a Caribbean island, a rich landowner's son, Maxwell Fleury, is fighting for political office against black labor leader David Boyeur. As if the contentious election weren't enough, there are plenty of scandals to go around: Boyeur has a secret white lover and Fleury's wife, Sylvia, is also having an affair. And then, of course, there's the small matter of a recently murdered aristocrat.
| Directing | Robert Rossen | Director |
| Writing | Alfred Hayes | Writer |
| Writing | Alec Waugh | Novel |
| Production | Darryl F. Zanuck | Producer |
| Editing | Reginald Beck | Editor |
| Art | John DeCuir | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Phyllis Dalton | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | David Ffolkes | Costume Design |
| Camera | Freddie Young | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Robert Walker | Camera Operator |
| Directing | Maggie Unsworth | Script Supervisor |
| Sound | Michael Hickey | Sound |
| Costume & Make-Up | David Aylott | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Malcolm Arnold | Original Music Composer |
| Art | William C. Andrews | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Eric Allwright | Makeup Artist |
| Production | Ernest Holding | Production Manager |
| Production | John Palmer | Production Manager |
| Directing | Gerry O'Hara | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Michael Birkett | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Douglas Twiddy | Second Assistant Director |
| Art | John Graysmark | Set Designer |
| Sound | J.B. Smith | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Gerry Turner | Sound Mixer |
| Editing | Bert Bates | Additional Editing |
| Sound | Malcolm Arnold | Conductor |
