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STARRING

Charles Laughton, Maureen O’Hara

DIRECTED BY

Alfred Hitchcock

WRITTEN BY

Sidney Gilliat, Joan Harrison

GENRE

Drama

SYNOPSIS

The first of Alfred Hitchcock’s adaptations of Daphne du Maurier’s literary work, this film is a period piece about the Jamaica Inn, headquarters for a group of pirates who bait innocent ships into their rocky coasts where they face a premature death. Mary (Maureen O’Hara), the niece of the landlord, fears for her life when she realizes what is going on, and in her quest to find safety she uncovers a disturbing secret.

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