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A High Wind in Jamaica (1965)

Starring: Anthony Quinn, James Coburn Director: Alexander Mackendrick Rating: NR (Not Rated) Format: DVD
3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)

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  • Actors: Anthony Quinn, James Coburn, Dennis Price, Lila Kedrova, Nigel Davenport
  • Directors: Alexander Mackendrick
  • Format: Anamorphic, Color, DVD, Full Screen, Widescreen, NTSC
  • Language: French (Dolby Digital 1.0), English (Dolby Digital 1.0), English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo), Spanish (Dolby Digital 1.0)
  • Subtitles: English, Spanish
  • Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Rating: NR (Not Rated)
  • Studio: 20th Century Fox
  • DVD Release Date: April 20, 2004
  • Run Time: 103 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B0001I56FK
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #32,635 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

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Genre: Feature Film-Action/Adventure
Rating: NR
Release Date: 20-APR-2004
Media Type: DVD

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31 of 31 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Overlooked pirate masterpeice, March 15, 2004
By Thomas E. Stazer "torgotom" (Houston, TX United States) - See all my reviews
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Ahh, after watching the widescreen of this long forgotten gem on cable, we knew that a DVD was inevitable. So this review is based on the Widescreen version shown on Fox.
This is a remarkable story of a group of children who accidentally find themselves aboard a pirate ship. This is not Disney fare - there are instances of brutality, terror, death and injustice - and an ending that is totally honest and devastating.
Beautiful locations, superb photography, gifted child actors. It goes from comedy to suspense to adventure without missing a beat. If you can overlook the awful miscasting of James Coburn, the movie is nearly perfect.
THE DVD: A very good transfer from excellent elements, given the film's age. The soundtrack is a bit muddy, but that's just the way it was back then. A bare bones release, sadly, as I'd be very interested in the history and box office performance of this very uncommon film. A magnifying glass is required to know which side has the widscreen and which has the pan-n-scan. For some nutty reason they only printed the ratio on one side - so even though you see the word WIDESCREEN, if you put it in with that side up, you'll get pan-n-scan. Put the DVD in "blank' side up to see the widescreen.
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22 of 23 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Wish they still made movies of this caliber, August 8, 2005
I first watched this movie when I was a young girl. I have watched this movie at least 20 times and I am now purchasing the DVD for my grandkids.
This movie does not have the Hollywood glam that can ruin a movie. I cry each time I watch this movie and I am still moved by the story line. Anthony Quinn and James Coburn are at their bests. People who do not like this movie are usually too young to remember when movies were made without special effects and the scripts had to carry the movie, this script does that very well.
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53 of 62 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Classic story-telling in the best English tradtion . . ., April 8, 2004
By Raoul John Campbell, (GEELONG., VICTORIA. Australia) - See all my reviews
It was the mid-summer of 1990-1991, here in Felix Australis. I was on the long trail from Melbourne to Adelaide, driving into the searing heat of a relentess western sun . . .

I stopped at a dusty place by the name of Horsham, the chief town in the middle of the dry, arid, and sun-scorched land of the Wimmera, in western Victoria. I went to the local modern super-market, and happened upon a small heap of discounted books. Being a reader & a book-seller by trade, I turned the stock over and, to my delight, found a hardback copy by Chatto & Windus, London, of Richard Hughes' "A High Wind In Jamaica", among other marvels . . . I had never read it in all my fifty-three years! Three cheers, I thought, for the book buyer in, what seemed to me, this most unlikely place!

Tired as I was, I read avidly into the night . . .

What a marvellous experience in imagination! What superb use of the English language! Even the heat and discomfort of the opressive summer night assisted my entry into the wonderous tropical world of the West Indies & high adventure.

Some years later, I viewed the movie on TV, staring Anthony Quinn, which I found to be an exhilarating representation of Hughes' story. However, I could not find a video anywhere and sadly, gave up the search.

How marvellous to learn that it is now available on DVD!

Full marks to the Screen-writer, the Actors, the Director & the Producer and all those involved, especially FOX! Thank you. Thank you, Thank you . . .

And thanks to Richard Hughes, that genius of English story-telling, as well as to the Editor of Chatto & Windus, way back in 1929, who had the wit to publish it!

Magic!

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4.0 out of 5 stars a high wind in jamaica
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... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Terry R. Hall

5.0 out of 5 stars My favorite movie - When people ask
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... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Joe Smith

5.0 out of 5 stars Loved this!
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... Read more
Published on November 16, 2007 by Dexter D.

5.0 out of 5 stars Unique, interesting, & surprising adventure.
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... Read more
Published on October 7, 2007 by R. Christenson

4.0 out of 5 stars A High Wind In Jamaica
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
Published on September 2, 2007 by Kay Cox

3.0 out of 5 stars Not quite savage enough
A major influence on John Milius' The Wind and the Lion (Milius would even cast its leading child actress, Deborah Baxter, in his film), Alexander Mackendrick's film of A High... Read more
Published on October 16, 2006 by Trevor Willsmer

4.0 out of 5 stars Nice little surprise!
This was a very pleasant surprise for me. I expected a somewhat cheap and mediocre movie based partially on the fact that I had never heard of the movie before. Read more
Published on August 15, 2006 by Jonathan M. Norberg

1.0 out of 5 stars DVD High Wind in Jamaica
Had to send this back as not compatible with my DVD player.
Published on March 13, 2006 by Mrs. Nina H. Haycox

2.0 out of 5 stars A few chuckles, but not too good
I found this to be a absurd movie. It just has alot of things in it that are just too far-fetched, and the plot itself wasn't a strong one at that. Read more
Published on June 29, 2005 by D. R Hayes

5.0 out of 5 stars In reply to so-called Movie Lover
This is in response to the inane and utterly wittless criticism of this classic and thought provoking movie: In my opinion, you should really avoid submittning anymore reviews and... Read more
Published on January 20, 2005 by Mike Conner

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