A High Wind in Jamaica poster

A High Wind in Jamaica( 1965)

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Piracy and High Adventure on the High Seas!

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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Anthony Quinn

      Chavez

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      James Coburn

      Zac

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      Deborah Baxter

      Emily Thornton

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      Gert Fröbe

      Dutch Captain

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      Dennis Price

      Mathias

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      Lila Kedrova

      Rosa

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      Nigel Davenport

      Mr. Thornton

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      Isabel Dean

      Alice Thornton

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      Kenneth J. Warren

      Capt. Marpole

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      Ben Carruthers

      Alberto

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      Brian Phelan

      Curtis

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      Trader Faulkner

      Pirate

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      Charles Laurence

      Tallyman

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      Charles Hyatt

      Pirate

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      Dan Jackson

      Pirate

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      Viviane Ventura

      Margaret Fernandez

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      Kenji Takaki

      Cook

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      Roberta Tovey

      Rachel Thornton

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      Martin Amis

      John Thornton

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      Jeffrey Chandler

      Edward Thornton

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      Karen Flack

      Laura Thornton

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      Henry Beltran

      Harry Fernandez

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      Philip Madoc

      Guardia Civile

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    A review by John Chard

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    Written by John Chard on Mon Apr 13 2020
    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 Kedrova, Martin Amis, Dennis Price and Nigel Davenport. Music is by Larry Adler, with the song High on a Gallows Tree song by Mike LeRoy, and cinematography is by Douglas Slocombe. Out of 20th Century Fox it's a DeLuxe Color/CinemaScope production. When a hurricane hits the isle of Jamaica in 1870, the Thornton f...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

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    Revenue

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    Keywords

    • jamaica
    • hurricane
    • stowaway
    • child in peril
    • sword fight
    • pirate
    • storm
    • sailing ship
    • pirate ship
    • 19th century