---
title: 'A High Wind in Jamaica (1965)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Alexander Mackendrick'
released: '1965-05-26'
runtime_minutes: 103
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Adventure'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/a-high-wind-in-jamaica-1965'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0059269/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# A High Wind in Jamaica (1965)

1965 · 103 min · Drama, Adventure · United Kingdom


## Synopsis

A High Wind in Jamaica is a 1965 swashbuckler film directed by Alexander Mackendrick for 20th Century Fox. It is adapted by Stanley Mann, Ronald Harwood, and Denis Cannan from Richard Hughes' 1929 novel. It stars Anthony Quinn and James Coburn as pirates who capture five children. The cast also features Lila Kedrova, Deborah Baxter, Nigel Davenport, Dennis Price, Isabel Dean, Martin Amis and Gert Fröbe.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Alexander Mackendrick](https://cinepixo.com/people/alexander-mackendrick)
- **Screenplay:** [Ronald Harwood](https://cinepixo.com/people/ronald-harwood)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Larry Adler](https://cinepixo.com/people/larry-adler)
- **Producer:** [John Croydon](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-croydon)
- **Director of Photography:** [Douglas Slocombe](https://cinepixo.com/people/douglas-slocombe)

## Cast

- [Dennis Price](https://cinepixo.com/people/dennis-price)
- [James Coburn](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-coburn)
- [Anthony Quinn](https://cinepixo.com/people/anthony-quinn)
- [Martin Amis](https://cinepixo.com/people/martin-amis)
- [Philip Madoc](https://cinepixo.com/people/philip-madoc)
- [Gert Fröbe](https://cinepixo.com/people/gert-frobe)
- [Lila Kedrova](https://cinepixo.com/people/lila-kedrova)
- [Ben Carruthers](https://cinepixo.com/people/ben-carruthers)
- [Deborah Baxter](https://cinepixo.com/people/deborah-baxter)
- [Isabel Dean](https://cinepixo.com/people/isabel-dean)
- [Roberta Tovey](https://cinepixo.com/people/roberta-tovey)
- [Kenneth J. Warren](https://cinepixo.com/people/kenneth-j-warren)
- [Trader Faulkner](https://cinepixo.com/people/trader-faulkner)
- [Charles Laurence](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-laurence)
- [Charles Hyatt](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-hyatt)

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