A High Wind in Jamaica (Original title)
Dates: 1965 (Copyright), 24 May 1965 (Release)Countries: United Kingdom, USADirected by: Alexander Mackendrick
Synopsis: Pirates in the 19th century board a ship and later find that children have stowed away on the pirate's ship. The captain saves the children and the eldest girl who has killed while delirious, but they are executed when caught.
Genre: Period drama
Subjects: Pirates, Jamaica
Releases
Date: 1965Country: United KingdomRelease type: unknownFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - DeLuxe - SoundRuntime: 103 mins Length: 9257 FeetDialogue (original): English
Title: A High Wind in Jamaica: blank looks and missing voicesAuthor: LURY, Karen Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Article considering the performance of the child actor Deborah Baxter in 'A High Wind in Jamaica' (1965). Suggests that the 'blankness' of Baxter's performance accurately conveys the unknowability of childhood. Part of a dossier of articles on the subject of child performance.
In: British National Film Catalogue v3 1965
Title: [British National Film Catalogue - v3 1965: no known title]Language: English
In: Motion Picture Herald v233 n12 9 Jun 1965 Page: 305
Title: [Motion Picture Herald - v233 n12 9 Jun 1965: no known title]Language: English
In: Monthly Film Bulletin v32 n378 July 1965 Page: 103
Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v32 n378 July 1965: no known title]Language: English
In: The Daily Cinema n9065 17 May 1965 Page: 9
Title: [The Daily Cinema - n9065 17 May 1965: no known title]Language: English
In: Variety 26 May 1965
Title: [Variety - 26 May 1965: no known title]Language: English
In: Cahiers du Cinéma n170 September 1965 Page: 56
Title: [Cahiers du Cinéma - n170 September 1965: no known title]Language: French
In: The Film Daily v126 n105 2 Jun 1965 Page: 6
Title: [The Film Daily - v126 n105 2 Jun 1965: no known title]Language: English
In: The Hollywood Reporter v185 n39 25 May 1965 Page: 3
Title: [The Hollywood Reporter - v185 n39 25 May 1965: no known title]Language: English
In: Kine Weekly n3007 20 May 1965 Page: 15
Title: [Kine Weekly - n3007 20 May 1965: no known title]Language: English
Author: KEMP, Philip Pages: 298p.
Description: Foreword by Alec Guinness. The MAGGIE F
Dates: 1965 (Copyright), 24 May 1965 (Release)Countries: United Kingdom, USADirected by: Alexander Mackendrick
Synopsis: Pirates in the 19th century board a ship and later find that children have stowed away on the pirate's ship. The captain saves the children and the eldest girl who has killed while delirious, but they are executed when caught.
Genre: Period drama
Subjects: Pirates, Jamaica
Releases
Date: 1965Country: United KingdomRelease type: unknownFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - DeLuxe - SoundRuntime: 103 mins Length: 9257 FeetDialogue (original): English
Articles held in BFI Reuben Library
(10)
In: Screen v53 n4 Winter 2012 Pages: 447-452Title: A High Wind in Jamaica: blank looks and missing voicesAuthor: LURY, Karen Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Article considering the performance of the child actor Deborah Baxter in 'A High Wind in Jamaica' (1965). Suggests that the 'blankness' of Baxter's performance accurately conveys the unknowability of childhood. Part of a dossier of articles on the subject of child performance.
In: British National Film Catalogue v3 1965
Title: [British National Film Catalogue - v3 1965: no known title]Language: English
In: Motion Picture Herald v233 n12 9 Jun 1965 Page: 305
Title: [Motion Picture Herald - v233 n12 9 Jun 1965: no known title]Language: English
In: Monthly Film Bulletin v32 n378 July 1965 Page: 103
Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v32 n378 July 1965: no known title]Language: English
In: The Daily Cinema n9065 17 May 1965 Page: 9
Title: [The Daily Cinema - n9065 17 May 1965: no known title]Language: English
In: Variety 26 May 1965
Title: [Variety - 26 May 1965: no known title]Language: English
In: Cahiers du Cinéma n170 September 1965 Page: 56
Title: [Cahiers du Cinéma - n170 September 1965: no known title]Language: French
In: The Film Daily v126 n105 2 Jun 1965 Page: 6
Title: [The Film Daily - v126 n105 2 Jun 1965: no known title]Language: English
In: The Hollywood Reporter v185 n39 25 May 1965 Page: 3
Title: [The Hollywood Reporter - v185 n39 25 May 1965: no known title]Language: English
In: Kine Weekly n3007 20 May 1965 Page: 15
Title: [Kine Weekly - n3007 20 May 1965: no known title]Language: English
Books held in BFI Reuben Library
(1)
Title: Lethal innocence: the cinema of Alexander MackendrickAuthor: KEMP, Philip Pages: 298p.
Description: Foreword by Alec Guinness. The MAGGIE F