A High Wind in Jamaica (1965)
1h 43m
Running Time
May 1, 1965Release Date
A High Wind in Jamaica (1965)
1h 43m
Running Time
May 1, 1965Release Date
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Plot.
In 1870, a Jamaican colonial family sends its children to Britain for proper schooling, but their ship is taken over by pirates, who become fond of the kids.
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Cast & Crew.
Anthony Quinn
Chavez
Deborah Baxter
Emily Thornton
James Coburn
Zac
Gert Fröbe
Dutch Captain
Dennis Price
Mathias
Lila Kedrova
Rosa
Alexander Mackendrick
Director
Stanley Mann
Writer
Nigel Davenport
Mr. Thornton
Ronald Harwood
Writer
Isabel Dean
Alice Thornton
Kenneth J. Warren
Capt. Marpole
Denis Cannan
Writer
Ben Carruthers
Alberto
Richard Hughes
Writer
John Croydon
Producer
Brian Phelan
Curtis
Trader Faulkner
Pirate
Charles Laurence
Tallyman
Charles Hyatt
Pirate
Dan Jackson
Pirate
Viviane Ventura
Margaret Fernandez
Kenji Takaki
Cook
Roberta Tovey
Rachel Thornton
Martin Amis
John Thornton
Jeffrey Chandler
Edward Thornton
Karen Flack
Laura Thornton
Henry Beltran
Harry Fernandez
Philip Madoc
Guardia Civile
H.L. Bird
Sound Recordist
Douglas Slocombe
Director of Photography
Tom Pevsner
Associate Producer
Media.
Details.
Release DateMay 1, 1965
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 43m
Content RatingNR
Filming LocationsPinewood Studios, United Kingdom
Genres
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Wiki.
A High Wind in Jamaica is a 1965 DeLuxe Color adventure film, based on the 1929 novel of the same name by Richard Hughes, and directed by Alexander Mackendrick for the 20th Century-Fox studio. It stars Anthony Quinn and James Coburn as the pirates who capture five children. Other cast members include Deborah Baxter, Nigel Davenport, Isabel Dean, Lila Kedrova, Kenneth J. Warren, and Gert Frobe. One of the child actors is the author Martin Amis.