Jamaica Inn
Film & Television Library - Classic Features
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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