Jamaican Man (1950)
2h
Running Time
December 22, 1950Release Date
Plot.
Jacques Mervel, also known as "L'Homme de la Jamaïque" makes use of his talents as a gun runner in Tangiers, Morocco. After triumphing over a rival gang, he decides to quit the job and to start a new life with Vicky, a pretty young nurse. In Paris, a doctor lets him know that he is affected by leprosy. In desperation, Jacques runs away from Vicky to spare her. When she realizes the reason why Jacques has disappeared from her life, she joins him with a view to helping him fight the disease.
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Cast & Crew.
Pierre Brasseur
Jacques Mervel
Véra Norman
Vicky Blanchard
Georges Tabet
Pablo Lopez
Marcelle Géniat
Mme Milleris
Louis Seigner
Capitaine Hoggan
Jean-Roger Caussimon
Docteur Van Boeken
Jany Vallières
Marguerite
Daniel Lecourtois
Docteur Marc Heckart
Félix Paquet
Jacques Sablon
Hélène Dassonville
Jo Dervo
Le capitaine du navire
Jean Pignol
Navari
Simone Laure
Anita
Félix Oudart
Le commissaire
Alexandre Rignault
Rapal
Nicolas Amato
Le domestique de Lopez (uncredited)
Blanche Ariel
(uncredited)
Hubert de Lapparent
(uncredited)
Maguy Horiot
(uncredited)
Nicole Villiers
(uncredited)
Maurice de Canonge
Director
Jacques Companéez
Screenplay
Robert Gaillard
Novel
Details.
Release DateDecember 22, 1950
Original NameL'Homme de la Jamaïque
StatusReleased
Running Time2h
Filming LocationsTangier, Morocco
Genres
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Wiki.
The Man from Jamaica (French: L'homme de la Jamaïque) is a 1950 French adventure film directed by Maurice de Canonge and starring Pierre Brasseur, Véra Norman and Georges Tabet. The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert Dumesnil. It was shot on location in Paris and Tangiers in Morocco.