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A High Wind in Jamaica (1965) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
A High Wind in Jamaica: Directed by Alexander Mackendrick. With Anthony Quinn, James Coburn, Dennis Price, Lila Kedrova. 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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- Adventure, Drama
- Alexander Mackendrick
- 1965-06-04
A High Wind in Jamaica is a 1965 DeLuxe Color adventure film, based on the 1929 novel of the same name by Richard Hughes, and directed by Alexander Mackendrick for the 20th Century-Fox studio. It stars Anthony Quinn and James Coburn as the pirates who capture five children.
Stanley Mann. Screenplay. 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.
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.
When they decide to send their children back to England for a proper education, the long journey home quickly turns into pandemonium when a pirate ship, led by Capt. Chavez (Anthony Quinn...
- Adventure
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Oscar Homolka starred as the pirate captain, and Dean and Guy Stockwell played two of the children. James Mason was particularly keen on filming the piece and convinced 20th Century-Fox to buy the rights in the 1950s.
