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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.”
6.1 / 10• 1939• 1h 40m•NR• English
CrimeAdventureThriller
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Charles Laughton
Sir Humphrey Pengallan
Lead
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
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Alfred Hitchcock's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Jamaica Inn is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
