Overview:
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.| Status: | Released (1965-05-01) |
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| Screen: | Stanley Mann, Ronald Harwood, Denis Cannan |
| Productions: | 20th Century Fox |
| Production Countries: | United Kingdom |
| Spoken Languages: | English, Español |
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Casts
- 5401: Anthony Quinn - Chavez
- 5563: James Coburn - Zac
- 948150: Deborah Baxter - Emily Thornton
- 9908: Gert Fröbe - Dutch Captain
- 30766: Dennis Price - Mathias
- 45523: Lila Kedrova - Rosa
- 13327: Nigel Davenport - Mr. Thornton
Crews
- 3558: Ronald Harwood - Screenplay - Writing
- 58180: Stanley Mann - Screenplay - Writing
- 14566: Alexander Mackendrick - Director - Directing
- 666: Douglas Slocombe - Director of Photography - Camera
- 951475: Larry Adler - Original Music Composer - Sound
- 1588242: Philip Martell - Conductor - Sound
- 1398539: Cecil Cooney - Camera Operator - Camera
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Reviews
John Chard
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High on a Gallows Tree My Love. A High Wind in Jamaica is directed by Alexander Mackendrick and adapted to screenplay jointly by Stanley Mann, Ronald Harwood & Denis Cannan, from the Richard Hughes novel of the same name. It stars Anthony Quinn, James Coburn, Deborah Baxter, Lila ....
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Poor old Anthony Quinn ("Chavez") is going about his harmless pirating when he alights on a ship carrying some British children en route to their schooling in Britain. Immediately the onboard dynamic changes. The captain starts to feel a bit of affection for these weans - even as his ....
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**_A pirate ship in the Caribbean takes on some kids_** In the mid-1800s, several children are transported from Jamaica to England when a pirate ship inadvertently apprehends them. “A High Wind in Jamaica” (1965) is a cinematic version of the 1929 novel by Richard Hughes. It ....
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