Movie
A High Wind in Jamaica
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.
Details
- Release date
- 1965-05-01
- Runtime
- 103 min
- Genres
- Adventure, Drama
- Status
- Released
- Production
- 20th Century Fox
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Anthony Quinn as Chavez
- James Coburn as Zac
- Deborah Baxter as Emily Thornton
- Gert Fröbe as Dutch Captain
- Dennis Price as Mathias
- Lila Kedrova as Rosa
- Nigel Davenport as Mr. Thornton
- Isabel Dean as Alice Thornton
- Kenneth J. Warren as Capt. Marpole
- Ben Carruthers as Alberto
- Brian Phelan as Curtis
- Trader Faulkner as Pirate
Crew
- Alexander Mackendrick - Director
- Ronald Harwood - Screenplay
- Stanley Mann - Screenplay
- Denis Cannan - Screenplay
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