The Jack of Diamonds (1949)

Directed by

Vernon Sewell

Genre

adventure film

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

1h 13m

Rating

8.2 of 10 from 3 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

An ex-soldier convinces yacht owners to help him retrieve a chest of jewels he hid in France during World War II. The group sets out on a sea treasure hunt.

breezylightheartednostalgicmildoptimisticslightly datedstraightforwardadventurous

What happens

The Jack of Diamonds is a 1949 British adventure film directed by Vernon Sewell and starring Nigel Patrick, Cyril Raymond and Joan Carroll. Its plot follows an ex-soldier who persuades some yacht owners to help recover a treasure chest of jewels he hid off the French coast in 1940 during the Second World War. It once was considered a lost film, but is now available through various private collectors. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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