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DVD: A High Wind in Jamaica | reviews, news & interviews

DVD: A High Wind in Jamaica

DVD: A High Wind in Jamaica

Alexander Mackendrick's 1965 pirate flick is spirited but dated

Rovers return: James Coburn (left) and Anthony Quinn in 'A High Wind in Jamaica'

Nostalgia drew me to this rerelease. In a household where the television was mostly off, A High Wind in Jamaica was sanctioned viewing when it cropped up on BBC Sunday afternoon schedules and we watched it as a family. I must have seen it a couple of times before the age of 10 but, decades later, it was to disappoint.

Nostalgia drew me to this rerelease. In a household where the television was mostly off, A High Wind in Jamaica was sanctioned viewing when it cropped up on BBC Sunday afternoon schedules and we watched it as a family. I must have seen it a couple of times before the age of 10 but, decades later, it was to disappoint.

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