Jamaica Inn

Year: 1939

Runtime: 108 mins

Language: English

Director: Alfred Hitchcock

ThrillerCrimeAdventureThrillers and murder mysteriesDisastrous voyages and heroic survival

Set on the bleak Cornish coast in the early 19th century, a young woman arrives to stay with her aunt at the isolated Jamaica Inn. She soon learns the innkeeper, played by Charles Laughton, heads a ruthless gang that lures ships onto the rocks and murders survivors for profit. Laughton delivers a menacing performance, and the film blends atmosphere with suspense.

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