Movie: A High Wind in Jamaica (1965)

• Director: Alexander Mackendrick
• Release Date: 4 June 1965 (West Germany)
• Writers: Stanley Mann (screenplay) & Ronald Harwood (screenplay) …  
• Run Time: 103 min
• Country: UK
• Genre: Adventure , Drama  

Tagline: Piracy and High Adventure on the High Seas!

Trivia: According to an article written by Hedda Hopper in The Los Angeles Times (July 7, 1961) Producer Jerry Wald had signed John Mills and his daughter Hayley Mills for this movie. Wald died in July 1962 and the project did not materialized.
 

“The parents of children living in Jamaica, afraid that the kids are growing up uncivilized, decide to send them to England. But during the voyage, the childrens’ ship is boarded by pirates and in the confusion the children wind up trapped on the pirate ship. The children view it as a lark, and one of them, a girl named Emily, develops an unusual bond with Chavez, the pirate captain. The superstitious pirates can’t wait to unload the kids at the first port, but a tragedy prevents it, and Emily’s relationship with Chavez takes a fateful twist. Written by Anonymous”