A High Wind in Jamaica
Piracy and High Adventure on the High Seas!
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.
- Production
- 20th Century Fox
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Cast
Anthony Quinn
Chavez
James Coburn
Zac
Deborah Baxter
Emily Thornton
Gert Fröbe
Dutch Captain
Dennis Price
Mathias
Lila Kedrova
Rosa
Nigel Davenport
Mr. Thornton
Isabel Dean
Alice Thornton
Kenneth J. Warren
Capt. Marpole
Brian Phelan
Curtis
Dan Jackson
Pirate
Viviane Ventura
Margaret Fernandez
Kenji Takaki
Cook
Roberta Tovey
Rachel Thornton
Martin Amis
John Thornton
Philip Madoc
Guardia Civile
Crew
- Director
- Alexander Mackendrick
- Producers
- John Croydon
- Cinematography
- Douglas Slocombe
- Composer
- Larry Adler
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John Chard
April 13, 2020
High on a Gallows Tree My Love. 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. Music is by Larry Adler, with the song High on a Gallows Tree song by Mike LeRoy, and cinematography is by Douglas Slocombe. Out of 20th Century Fox it's a DeLu…
CinemaSerf
April 4, 2022
Poor old Anthony Quinn ("Chavez") is going about his harmless pirating when he alights on a ship carrying some British children en route to their schooling in Britain. Immediately the onboard dynamic changes. The captain starts to feel a bit of affection for these weans - even as his crew, and best pal "Zac" (James Coburn) start to think they are little better than Jonahs. This sentiment is only exacerbated as their childish calamities start to impact on the crew's fun and income. Deborah Baxter…
Wuchak
August 23, 2025
**_A pirate ship in the Caribbean takes on some kids_** In the mid-1800s, several children are transported from Jamaica to England when a pirate ship inadvertently apprehends them. “A High Wind in Jamaica” (1965) is a cinematic version of the 1929 novel by Richard Hughes. It tackles challenging material that is difficult to pull off in film. However, if you pay attention to the subtle evidence, there are potent things to glean from the story. For instance, it’s clear that the pirate c…