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      A High Wind in Jamaica

      1965 1 hr. 43 min. Adventure List
      Reviews 52% 100+ Ratings Audience Score The Thorntons are a British family living in Jamaica in 1870. When they decide to send their children back to England for a proper education, the long journey home quickly turns into pandemonium when a pirate ship, led by Capt. Chavez (Anthony Quinn), attacks their vessel. As the pirates begin to loot and pillage, the children mistake the pirate ship for their own. Now trapped on an unfriendly vessel, the children must figure out a way to reunite with their parents. Read More Read Less

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      TJ Brilliant classic with exceptional performances. A must see. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/05/23 Full Review robert m This may be the best of the pirate movies. It's one of the few with depth and some measure of realism. It's also a movie about children - although it may frighten some - and what they know and don't know. According to legend, the "High Wind" novel inspired "Lord of the Flies." Coen brothers, where are you? This movie deserves a remake and a larger audience. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Audience Member Brilliant acting and a disterbing story Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Audience Member Very entertaining and well produced pirate movie, fine cinematography, sets and costumes. The cast is terrific and Anthony Quinn is well cast. Enjoyable. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/30/23 Full Review Audience Member Bucaneering adventure with children aboard a pirate galleon captained by Anthony Quinn--Aye, Maties -- Kids and Loot Do Not Mix!! Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/22/23 Full Review Audience Member good ole ships n swords tale Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Wendy Michener Maclean's Magazine High Wind In Jamaica is a pleasantly old-fashioned sort of adventure. Jun 27, 2019 Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews A rarely seen gem that has slipped by the public unnoticed, though receiving great reviews. Rated: A- Jan 6, 2015 Full Review Jeremy Heilman MovieMartyr.com [It is] a criminally underappreciated movie that may be seen through the eyes of a child but is not scared to see the world as the cruel and confusing place it sometimes is. Rated: 72/100 Jun 25, 2012 Full Review Shane Burridge rec.arts.movies.reviews What might have happened to the Lost Boys if they'd left Neverland and taken up with the pirates. Nov 24, 2003 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Synopsis The Thorntons are a British family living in Jamaica in 1870. When they decide to send their children back to England for a proper education, the long journey home quickly turns into pandemonium when a pirate ship, led by Capt. Chavez (Anthony Quinn), attacks their vessel. As the pirates begin to loot and pillage, the children mistake the pirate ship for their own. Now trapped on an unfriendly vessel, the children must figure out a way to reunite with their parents.
      Director
      Alexander Mackendrick
      Screenwriter
      Stanley Mann, Ronald Harwood, Denis Cannan
      Production Co
      20th Century Fox
      Genre
      Adventure
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (DVD)
      Apr 20, 2004