Storm over Jamaica

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Movie
German title Storm over Jamaica
Original title A high wind in Jamaica
Country of production United Kingdom
original language English
Spanish
Publishing year 1965
length 103 minutes
Age rating FSK 12
Rod
Director Alexander Mackendrick
script Stanley Mann
Ronald Harwood
Dennis Cannan
production John Croydon for
20th Century Fox
music Larry Adler
camera Douglas Slocombe
cut Derek York
occupation

Storm over Jamaica is a British pirate and adventure film from 1965, directed by Alexander Mackendrick and premiered in Germany on June 4, 1965. The script is based on the novel of the same name by the British writer Richard Hughes . Anthony Quinn and James Coburn played the leading roles .

action

The British couple Thornton live in Jamaica . When the island is hit by a severe storm, the woman insists that her numerous children do not belong on this rough island. You will then be put on board a ship and sent back to England. But after a short time the journey takes a drastic turn when pirates attack the ship and plunder the ship.

The children understand the incident as a varied game and hide in the pirates' hold, where they are accidentally locked in. When they are discovered, it's too late to bring them back. You have to stay on board where they pose a problem for pirates who are not used to dealing with children. Over time, however, the pirate captain Chavez comes to terms with the children and becomes friends with them, especially with little Emily. The other pirates, on the other hand, fear that the children will bring bad luck.

So Chavez decides to hand over the children in Tampico to the care of the brothel owner Rosa. The news of the child abduction has already got around. In addition, there is an accident in Tampico: One of the children falls to his death from a window. Although the pirates are not to blame, they are now faced with charges of murder and are sent away. When Emily is injured shortly afterwards, Chavez begins to change. He takes care of the girl, appears remorseful and eventually even refuses to attack a Dutch ship. Instead of catching booty, Chavez wants to have the children translated because he fears for Emily's life.

The team mutinied and attacked the Dutchman. They take its captain prisoner. So it comes to another momentous incident when the frightened feverish Emily stabs the Dutch captain, because she felt threatened by him. Shortly afterwards, the pirates are captured by the British Navy. Back in England, the children are interviewed, but provide no evidence that they have suffered harm. Still, Emily is supposed to testify in court. There she is questioned about the murder of the Dutch captain. Intimidated by the charges, she makes fragmentary statements so as not to have to admit her own guilt. She burdens Chavez heavily with it and this is intentional despite being childish. The pirates are then sentenced to death . Chavez is almost pleased with the just punishment.

criticism

"Nonetheless, the 2930-meter-long film (with opening credits) is boring: The director did not succeed in even sufficiently dramatizing the interplay between the children kidnapped on the trip from Jamaica to London and their kidnappers, a wild pirate horde."

- The mirror

“Exciting adventure film in a rough man's world; too superficial in the nature of the children's roles. "

- Lexicon of international film

“Useful, exciting adventure film. Worth seeing from 12. "

- Protestant film observer

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Film information in the IMDb
  2. ↑ Issue 24/1965, criticism in "Der Spiegel" of June 9, 1965; Retrieved December 3, 2011
  3. ↑ Evangelischer Presseverband München, Review No. 214/1965.

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