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