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."

Oct 13 1939 Approved 1h 48m
Adventure, Crime

In coastal Cornwall, England, during the early 19th Century, a young woman who's come there to visit her aunt, discovers that she's married an innkeeper who's a member of a gang of criminals who arrange shipwrecking and murder for profit.

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Plot

In early 19th century Cornwall, a young orphan, Mary, is sent to live with Aunt Patience and Uncle Joss who are landlords of the Jamaica Inn. Mary soon realises her uncle's inn serves as the base for a gang of ship wreckers - who lure ships to their doom on the rocky coast, and Mary begins to fear for her life.

Written by

Daphne Du Maurier, Sidney Gilliat, Joan Harrison

Directed by

Alfred Hitchcock

Cast

Maureen O'Hara, Robert Newton, Charles Laughton

Crew

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Production Countries

United Kingdom

Production Companies

Mayflower Pictures Corporation

Languages

English

Awards

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Jamaica Inn - Trailer
Jamaica Inn 1939 Trailer HD | Alfred Hitchcock | Charles Laughton
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