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.
| Writing | Alfred Hayes | Writer |
| Writing | Alec Waugh | Novel |
| Directing | Robert Rossen | Director |
| Editing | Reginald Beck | Editor |
| Production | Darryl F. Zanuck | Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | David Ffolkes | Costume Design |
| Art | John DeCuir | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Phyllis Dalton | Costume Design |
| Camera | Freddie Young | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Michael Hickey | Sound |
| Directing | Maggie Unsworth | Script Supervisor |
| Camera | Robert Walker | Camera Operator |
| Costume & Make-Up | David Aylott | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Malcolm Arnold | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | J.B. Smith | Sound Mixer |
| Production | John Palmer | Production Manager |
| Editing | Bert Bates | Additional Editing |
| Costume & Make-Up | Eric Allwright | Makeup Artist |
| Directing | Michael Birkett | Second Assistant Director |
| Production | Ernest Holding | Production Manager |
| Art | William C. Andrews | Art Direction |
| Directing | Gerry O'Hara | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Douglas Twiddy | Second Assistant Director |
| Sound | Gerry Turner | Sound Mixer |
| Art | John Graysmark | Set Designer |
| Sound | Malcolm Arnold | Conductor |
