description Jamaica Inn Overview
Jamaica Inn, directed by Alfred Hitchcock, is a 1939 British thriller based on Daphne du Maurier’s novel. The film features Charles Laughton and Maureen O'Hara and marks Hitchcock’s final production in the UK prior to his relocation to the United States. It adapts one of three of du Maurier’s works that Hitchcock brought to the screen.
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info Jamaica Inn Specifications
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Year | 1939 |
help Jamaica Inn FAQ
What is Jamaica Inn about?
Maureen O'Hara plays Mary Yellan, a young woman who arrives at a remote inn in Cornwall and discovers a criminal smuggling operation. Alfred Hitchcock's 1939 film adapts Daphne du Maurier's 1936 novel. [AFI Catalog](https://catalog.afi.com/Film/4648-JAMAICA-INN)
Who stars in Jamaica Inn?
Charles Laughton plays Sir Humphrey Pengallan, while Maureen O'Hara plays Mary Yellan. The film gave O'Hara her first major screen role and also features Leslie Banks and Emlyn Williams. [BFI](https://www.bfi.org.uk/film/47febfc4-3397-5a25-99f1-12c3edfa01b4/jamaica-inn)
Was Jamaica Inn Alfred Hitchcock's last British film?
Yes. It was Hitchcock's final film made in Britain before he moved to Hollywood, where his next film was Rebecca in 1940. Both films were adapted from Daphne du Maurier novels. [AFI Catalog](https://catalog.afi.com/Film/4648-JAMAICA-INN)
Which other Daphne du Maurier novels did Hitchcock adapt?
Hitchcock later directed Rebecca in 1940 and The Birds in 1963. Jamaica Inn was the first of his three feature-film adaptations of du Maurier's work. [Jamaica Inn](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamaica_Inn_%28film%29)
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