Adventure ·Drama · United Kingdom · 1965 · 1h 43m

A High Wind in Jamaica

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Director
Alexander Mackendrick
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
Crew
Douglas Slocombe — Director of Photography Derek York — Editor Larry Adler — Original Music Composer Ronald Harwood — Screenplay Stanley Mann — Screenplay Denis Cannan — Screenplay
Tagline

Piracy and High Adventure on the High Seas!

Synopsis

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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Mood & Themes
jamaicahurricanestowawaychild in perilsword fightpiratestormsailing shippirate ship19th centurycaribbean1870s
Key Collaborators
Alexander Mackendrick Director Douglas Slocombe Director of Photography Derek York Editor Larry Adler Original Music Composer Ronald Harwood Screenplay Stanley Mann Screenplay Denis Cannan Screenplay Richard Hughes Novel John Croydon Producer
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