A Victorian tale of English children en route home from Jamaica who are captured by pirates. Comedy and tragedy are finely balanced in this adaptation of Richard Hughes' novel which ends with the death of a pirate who allows himself to be executed for a murder committed by a child.
Studio: Fox
Director: Alexander Mackendrick
Year: 1965
B+W/Colour: Colour
Country: USA
Cast:
Deborah Baxter
Anthony Quinn
James Coburn
Isabel Dean
Duration: 104 mins
Genre: Adventure
Rights: THEATRICAL (Hollywood Classics Ltd, London)