Rent A High Wind in Jamaica (1965)
3.4 of 5 from 58 ratings
1h 43min
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- Synopsis:
- Two British parents living in the West Indies in the 1870s decide to send their children home to be schooled in England. However, when their ship is attacked by pirates and the children are accidentally transferred onto the enemy vessel, their presence begins to stir up trouble amongst the superstitious crew. This is a thrilling adventure classic and a subtle, captivating look at the boundaries of childhood perception.
- Actors:
- Anthony Quinn, James Coburn, Dennis Price, Lila Kedrova, Nigel Davenport, Isabel Dean, Kenneth J. Warren, Ben Carruthers, Gert Fröbe, Brian Phelan, Trader Faulkner, Charles Laurence, Charles Hyatt, Dan Jackson, Vivienne Ventura
- Directors:
- Alexander MacKendrick
- Producers:
- John Croydon
- Writers:
- Stanley Mann, Ronald Harwood
- Aka:
- Sturm über Jamaika
- Studio:
- Eureka
- Genres:
- Action & Adventure, Classics
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Handsome Scenery, Not Much of a Voyage - A High Wind in Jamaica review by griggs
Mackendrick can frame a ship like nobody’s business — shame the story never quite comes aboard.
A High Wind in Jamaica throws pirates, unruly children and Anthony Quinn speaking Spanish into the mix. All the ingredients for something wild. Instead, it just sort of drifts.
The shots of sea and sail are gorgeous and unhurried. The tone, though, can’t decide whether it’s an adventure yarn or something darker, and I came out the other side strangely unbothered by it all.
Quinn brings plenty of swagger, while James Coburn is oddly quiet and watchful beside him.
Handsome scenery, but not much of a voyage.
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