Jamaica Inn
📖 Synopsis
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.
🎥 Production Details
- Tagline
- “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.”
- Release Status
- Released
- Genres
- Crime, Adventure, Thriller
- Director
- Alfred Hitchcock
- Original Language
- EN
🎭 Cast
Charles LaughtonSir Humphrey Pengallan
Maureen O'HaraMary Yellan
Robert NewtonJames "Jem" Trehearne
Leslie BanksJoss Merlyn
Marie NeyPatience Merlyn
Horace HodgesChadwick
Emlyn WilliamsHarry
Wylie WatsonSalvation
Mervyn JohnsThomas
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❓ Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Jamaica Inn about?
- 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.
- Who directed Jamaica Inn?
- Jamaica Inn was directed by Alfred Hitchcock.
- When was Jamaica Inn released?
- Jamaica Inn was released on May 11, 1939.
- How long is Jamaica Inn?
- Jamaica Inn has a runtime of 1h 40m.
- Where can I track Jamaica Inn?
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