A High Wind in Jamaica (1965)

01/05/1965 (GB)•Adventure, Drama•1h 43m

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Piracy and High Adventure on the High Seas!

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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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Anthony Quinn
Chavez
James Coburn
Zac
Deborah Baxter
Emily Thornton
Gert Fröbe
Dutch Captain
Dennis Price
Mathias
Lila Kedrova
Rosa
Nigel Davenport
Mr. Thornton
Isabel Dean
Alice Thornton
Kenneth J. Warren
Capt. Marpole

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A review by John Chard

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Written by John Chard on 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 ...