Summary
A High Wind in Jamaica is a British adventure film first released in 1965,
directed by Alexander Mackendrick.
The film stars Anthony Quinn, James Coburn, Dennis Price, Lila Kedrova and Nigel Davenport.
Our overall rating for this film is: good.
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Credits
- Director: Alexander Mackendrick
- Script: Stanley Mann, Ronald Harwood, Denis Cannan, Richard Hughes
- Photo: Douglas Slocombe
- Music: Larry Adler
- Cast: Anthony Quinn (Chavez), James Coburn (Zac), Dennis Price (Mathias), Lila Kedrova (Rosa), Nigel Davenport (Mr. Thornton), Isabel Dean (Mrs. Thornton), Kenneth J. Warren (Capt. Marpole), Ben Carruthers (Alberto), Gert Fröbe (Dutch Captain), Brian Phelan (Curtis), Trader Faulkner (Pirate), Charles Laurence (Tallyman), Charles Hyatt (Pirate), Dan Jackson (Pirate), Vivienne Ventura (Margaret Fernandez), Kenji Takaki (Cook), Deborah Baxter (Emily), Roberta Tovey (Rachel), Martin Amis (John Thornton), Jeffrey Chandler (Edward), Karen Flack (Laura), Henry Beltran (Harry), Philip Madoc (Guardia Civile), Elsie Benjamin Barsoe (Nurse), Louise Bennett (Mamie), Maude Fuller (Josephina), Gordon Richardson (Judge), Marion Ward (Mrs. Fernandez), Danny Williams (Old Sam)
- Country: UK
- Language: English / Spanish
- Runtime: 103 min
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