A High Wind in Jamaica
1965/103 min/ English, French, Spanish
Directed by Alexander Mackendrick
Written by Stanley Mann,Ronald Harwood,Denis Cannan
Music by Larry Adler
Cinematography Douglas Slocombe
Cast:Anthony Quinn,James Coburn - Zac ,Dennis ,Lila Kedrova ,Nigel Davenport ,Isabel Dean ,Kenneth J. Warren ,Ben Carruthers ….
A High Wind in Jamaica is a 1965 film, based on the novel of the same name written by Richard Hughes, and directed by Alexander Mackendrick for the 20th Century-Fox studio. It starred Anthony Quinn and James Coburn as the pirates who capture the children (an interesting note: one of the child actors is the author Martin Amis). Other cast members include Deborah Baxter, Nigel Davenport, Isabel Dean, Lila Kedrova, Kenneth J. Warren, and Gert Frobe.
The film is regarded highly today because of Mackendrick's direction and Anthony Quinn's lead performance as the pirate captain whose relationship with the children betokens a subtle change in his character, finally leading to his downfall and the pirates' end.
Mackendrick (1912-1993) was best known as a director of the Ealing comedies The Man in the White Suit (1951) and The Ladykillers (1955). The material in A High Wind in Jamaica afforded the director an opportunity to combine a light touch with serious drama. Essentially, what makes the film fascinating is the theme of children growing up and their contact with a world of adults (the pirates) who act as if they are grown-up children.
1965/103 min/ English, French, Spanish
Directed by Alexander Mackendrick
Written by Stanley Mann,Ronald Harwood,Denis Cannan
Music by Larry Adler
Cinematography Douglas Slocombe
Cast:Anthony Quinn,James Coburn - Zac ,Dennis ,Lila Kedrova ,Nigel Davenport ,Isabel Dean ,Kenneth J. Warren ,Ben Carruthers ….
A High Wind in Jamaica is a 1965 film, based on the novel of the same name written by Richard Hughes, and directed by Alexander Mackendrick for the 20th Century-Fox studio. It starred Anthony Quinn and James Coburn as the pirates who capture the children (an interesting note: one of the child actors is the author Martin Amis). Other cast members include Deborah Baxter, Nigel Davenport, Isabel Dean, Lila Kedrova, Kenneth J. Warren, and Gert Frobe.
The film is regarded highly today because of Mackendrick's direction and Anthony Quinn's lead performance as the pirate captain whose relationship with the children betokens a subtle change in his character, finally leading to his downfall and the pirates' end.
Mackendrick (1912-1993) was best known as a director of the Ealing comedies The Man in the White Suit (1951) and The Ladykillers (1955). The material in A High Wind in Jamaica afforded the director an opportunity to combine a light touch with serious drama. Essentially, what makes the film fascinating is the theme of children growing up and their contact with a world of adults (the pirates) who act as if they are grown-up children.
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