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| A High Wind in Jamaica |  | Director: Alexander Mackendrick
Actors: Anthony Quinn, James Coburn, Dennis Price, Lila Kedrova, Nigel Davenport
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Category: DVD
List Price: $14.98
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Seller: moviemars
Rating:  16 reviews
Sales Rank: 17,089
Format: Anamorphic, Color, DVD, Full Screen, Widescreen, NTSC
Languages: English (Original Language), French (Original Language), Spanish (Original Language), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 103 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: 2220821
UPC: 024543108214
EAN: 0024543108214
ASIN: B0001I56FK
Theatrical Release Date: 1965
Release Date: April 20, 2004
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Genre: Feature Film-Action/Adventure
Rating: NR
Release Date: 20-APR-2004
Media Type: DVD
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a high wind in jamaica October 2, 2009
Terry R. Hall (Cincinnati,Ohio USA)
Hadn't seen this movie since I was 14 and it was running in the theater. A little dated in style, but is a rollicking good swashbuckling story with exotic locations and great ocean scenery. How could you miss with both Anthony Quinn and James Coburn as rogueish pirates? Highly recommended for ages 10-16. Younger viewers may be spooked by the voodoo scenes.
 My favorite movie - When people ask September 29, 2009
Joe Smith (Pennsylvania)
This is a great classic movie. Anthony Quinn's character is quite honourable and quite brave, when at the end he states: "You must be quilty of something" The ending is quite powerful. I highly recommend this movie.
Loved this! November 16, 2007
Dexter D. (USA)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
As a child I watched this movie over and over every chance I got. I was thrilled to find it available on DVD for our kids - who love Pirates, but don't need to see many of the brutal works out today.
Unique, interesting, & surprising adventure. October 8, 2007
R. Christenson (Pine, CO USA)
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
I recently read the novel A High Wind in Jamaica by Richard Hughes, and found the book sort of a cross between Treasure Island and Huckleberry Finn, the former because the plot concerns children in the hands of pirates; but the style is more humorous and sophisticated, reminding me a bit of Twain, though more cynical, almost like Lord of the Flies.
The first quarter of the novel covers the lives of the Thornton children in Jamaica in the mid-nineteenth cetury. Most of that is absent from the movie, which starts with a hurricane. Then the children set sail for England and are kidnapped by pirates, and suspense builds through the rest of the film, along with a good deal of humor, some cynical, and some mildly shocking events - one accident and later an even more serious crime than piracy. The children, unsupervised, appear to be turning more evil than their pirate hosts. Unusual and amusing events depicted are just surprising enough to ring true.
This film version starring Anthony Quinn and James Coburn (as the pirates) follows the novel reasonably well, but as is always the case in adaptations the viewer can't experience the depth of the narrative, and some of the characters are not even established, let alone developed. I felt I might not have followed the story had I not read the book. However, there is a line at the end of the film that helps drive the point home, when a cab driver ironically tells Mr. Thornton that he must be proud of his children.
Overall the film is unique and interesting, a good find if you're tired of the same old formulae.
A High Wind In Jamaica September 2, 2007
Kay Cox (New Zealand)
0 out of 4 found this review helpful
If you are a fan of high sea adventure this is the one for you it has a bit of comedy in this may this be your next buy in the high seas
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