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- How long is A High Wind in Jamaica?
- A High Wind in Jamaica is 1 hr 43 min long.
- Who directed A High Wind in Jamaica?
- Alexander Mackendrick
- Who is Chavez in A High Wind in Jamaica?
- Anthony Quinn plays Chavez in the film.
- What is A High Wind in Jamaica about?
- The Thorntons are a British family living in Jamaica in 1870. When they decide to send their children back to England for a proper education, the long journey home quickly turns into pandemonium when a pirate ship, led by Capt. Chavez (Anthony Quinn), attacks their vessel. As the pirates begin to loot and pillage, the children mistake the pirate ship for their own. Now trapped on an unfriendly vessel, the children must figure out a way to reunite with their parents.