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."
1939-05-11
6.091
en 100mCrimeAdventureThriller
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.
Director
Alfred Hitchcock
Original Music Composer
Eric Fenby
Producer
Erich Pommer
Producer
Charles Laughton
Editor
Robert Hamer
Set Decoration
Thomas N. Morahan
sea based on novel or book smuggling (contraband) undercover agent kidnapping shipwreck greed cornwall, england black and white aristocrat multiple murder 19th century squire plunder cutthroat loyal wife
Status
ReleasedBudget
$200,436Countries
- United Kingdom
Companies
- Mayflower Pictures
