A High Wind in Jamaica

- 1965
- UK
- 1h 43min
- PG
- Directed by: Alexander Mackendrick
- Written by: Stanley Mann, Ronald Harwood, Denis Cannan
- Cast: Anthony Quinn, James Coburn, Lila Kedrova
When pirates board a ship full of kids, one of the children forms a bond with pirate captain Chavez. As tragedy strikes, their relationship takes a fateful twist.
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Five reasons to see the films of Alexander Mackendrick

The director of Whisky Galore! and Sweet Smell of Success is the subject of a retrospective
It’s the centenary of the birth of the Scottish-American filmmaker who became one of Ealing studios’ greatest directors. Born in Boston, Massachusetts to Scottish immigrant parents, Mackendrick moved back to Glasgow with his grandfather when he was just…
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