Movie·1939·1h 40m
Jamaica Inn
He ruled Jamaica Inn...citadel of sin on the moors, curse-ridden, shunned, reviled. Enough sensations for a dozen pictures. Laughton at his most magnificent.
Directed By
Alfred Hitchcock
Country
United Kingdom
Language
English
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The Story
In early 19th-century Cornwall, young Mary Yellan travels to live with her aunt and uncle at the remote Jamaica Inn, where she discovers the inn is a front for a violent gang of wreckers who lure ships to their doom along the coast. As she becomes entangled in their crimes, Mary must fight to survive and uncover the truth behind the terror that haunts the moors.
Written By
Sidney Gilliat, Joan Harrison
Producer
Erich Pommer, Charles Laughton
Cinematography
Harry Stradling Sr.
Music
Eric Fenby
Editor
Robert Hamer
Themes
Production House
Audience Score
245 votes
// cast
Cast
Charles Laughton
Sir Humphrey Pengallan
Maureen O'Hara
Mary Yellan
Robert Newton
James "Jem" Trehearne
Leslie Banks
Joss Merlyn
Marie Ney
Patience Merlyn
Horace Hodges
Chadwick
Emlyn Williams
Harry
Wylie Watson
Salvation
Mervyn Johns
Thomas
Hay Petrie
Sir Humphrey's Groom Sam
Edwin Greenwood
Dandy
Stephen Haggard
Willie
Morland Graham
Sydney
Basil Radford
Lord George
George Curzon
Captain Murray
Jeanne De Casalis
Sir Humphrey's Dinner Guest
A. Bromley Davenport
Lord Ringwood
Mabel Terry-Lewis
Lady Beston
// crew
Crew
Alfred Hitchcock
Director
Eric Fenby
Original Music Composer
Erich Pommer
Producer
Charles Laughton
Producer
Robert Hamer
Editor
Harry Stradling Sr.
Director of Photography
Bernard Knowles
Director of Photography
Sidney Gilliat
Screenplay
Joan Harrison
Screenplay
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