Jamaican Man
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Jacques Mervel, also known as "L'Homme de la Jamaïque" makes use of his talents as a gun runner in Tangiers, Morocco. After triumphing over a rival gang, he decides to quit the job and to start a new life with Vicky, a pretty young nurse. In Paris, a doctor lets him know that he is affected by leprosy. In desperation, Jacques runs away from Vicky to spare her. When she realizes the reason why Jacques has disappeared from her life, she joins him with a view to helping him fight the disease.
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Cast
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Pierre Brasseur
Jacques Mervel
Known for
Eyes Without a Face
Children of Paradise
Véra Norman
Vicky Blanchard
Also in
Stain on the Snow
Lady Paname
Jacques Companéez
Louis Devaivre
Maurice de Canonge
Also in
Le avventure e gli amori di Miguel Cervantes
The Day the Hot Line Got Hot
André Halley des Fontaines
Georges Tabet
Pablo Lopez
Also in
Take the Road
The Green Glove
Robert Gaillard
Louiguy
Marcelle Géniat
Mrs. Milleris
Known for
La Belle Équipe
Robert Dumesnil
Louis Seigner
Captain Hoggan
Known for
L'Eclisse
The Truth
Maurice de Canonge Director · Jacques Companéez Screenplay Robert Gaillard Author
First release December 22, 1950 · Produced in France · Original title L'Homme de la Jamaïque
Production
Bellair Films
Production
France
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Original title
L'Homme de la Jamaïque
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
France · December 22, 1950
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Mexico
November 28, 1952 · Theatrical
Sweden
July 6, 1953 · Theatrical
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