A High Wind in Jamaica
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“Piracy and High Adventure on the High Seas!”
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.
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Anthony Quinn
Chavez
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James Coburn
Zac
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Deborah Baxter
Emily Thornton
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Gert Fröbe
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Dennis Price
Mathias
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Lila Kedrova
Rosa
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Nigel Davenport
Mr. Thornton
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Phase IV
Nighthawks
Isabel Dean
Alice Thornton
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Kenneth J. Warren
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Ben Carruthers
Alberto
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Brian Phelan
Curtis
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Trader Faulkner
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Alexander Mackendrick Director · Ronald Harwood Screenplay Stanley Mann Screenplay
United States release June 16, 1965 · Produced in United Kingdom · Languages English, Spanish
Production
20th Century Fox
Production
20th Century Studios
Studio · Production
United Kingdom
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Spanish
Release dates
United Kingdom · May 1, 1965
Theatrical
United States · June 16, 1965
Theatrical · New York City, New York
United States
May 26, 1965 · Premiere
Germany
June 4, 1965 · Theatrical
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