A High Wind in Jamaica (1965)

Directed by

Alexander Mackendrick

Genre

drama film, adventure film, swashbuckler film, pirate film, coming-of-age film

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

1h 43m

Rated

NR

Rating

6.3 of 10 from 46 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Five children are captured by a crew of pirates while traveling from Jamaica to England. The story follows the children as they adapt to life aboard the pirate ship and the complex relationship that develops between them and their captors.

adventurousdarkly comicunsettlingslow-burnmoodygrittymorally ambiguous

What happens

A High Wind in Jamaica is a 1965 swashbuckler film directed by Alexander Mackendrick for 20th Century Fox. It is adapted by Stanley Mann, Ronald Harwood, and Denis Cannan from Richard Hughes' 1929 novel. It stars Anthony Quinn and James Coburn as pirates who capture five children. The cast also features Lila Kedrova, Deborah Baxter, Nigel Davenport, Dennis Price, Isabel Dean, Martin Amis (in his sole acting role) and Gert Fröbe. Though a box office disappointment on initial release, the film received generally positive reviews, and its reputation has grown over time. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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