Directed by:
Alexander MackendrickCinematography:
Douglas SlocombeCast:
Anthony Quinn, James Coburn, Dennis Price, Lila Kedrova, Nigel Davenport, Gert Fröbe, Martin Amis, Louise Bennett, Roberta Tovey, Trader Faulkner (more)Plots(1)
Set on the high seas, this exciting and often hilarious adventure story concerns a group of children who are being sent to England by their parents, who are worried that their children are missing out on a civilized upbringing. But while floating across the ocean, a band of pirates hijacks the ship, spurring a sequence of outlandish events. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![Anthony Quinn](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/361/164361452_f325e1.png)
Anthony Quinn
Mexico
Best movies:
Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
The Road (1954)
Lust for Life (1956)
![James Coburn](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/420/164420268_8dc678.png)
James Coburn
USA
Best movies:
The Magnificent Seven (1960)
The Great Escape (1963)
Monsters, Inc. (2001)
![Dennis Price](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/272/272656_7a80e3.jpg)
Dennis Price
UK
Best movies:
Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949)
The V.I.P.s (1963)
Ten Little Indians (1965)
![Lila Kedrova](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/387/164387819_7ff70f.png)
Lila Kedrova
Soviet Union
Best movies:
Alexis Zorbas (1964)
The Tenant (1976)
Des gens sans importance (1956)
![Nigel Davenport](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/932/164932410_273f54.jpg)
Nigel Davenport
UK
Best movies:
The Last Valley (1971)
A Man for All Seasons (1966)
A Christmas Carol (1984) (TV movie)
![Gert Fröbe](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/272/272441_8bd292.jpg)
Gert Fröbe
German Empire
Best movies:
The Longest Day (1962)
Goldfinger (1964)
It Happened in Broad Daylight (1958)
Martin Amis
UK
Best movies:
A High Wind in Jamaica (1965)
Louise Bennett
Jamaica
Best movies:
Who Finds a Friend Finds a Treasure (1981)
A High Wind in Jamaica (1965)
Club Paradise (1986)
Roberta Tovey
UK
Best movies:
Never Let Go (1960)
The Blood on Satan's Claw (1971)
A High Wind in Jamaica (1965)
Trader Faulkner
Australia
Best movies:
A High Wind in Jamaica (1965)
![Kenneth J. Warren](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/435/161435415_818d13.jpg)
Kenneth J. Warren
Australia
Best movies:
The 25th Hour (1967)
Hell, Heaven or Hoboken (1958)
The Double Man (1967)
![Isabel Dean](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/560/161560663_97ea62.jpg)
Isabel Dean
UK
Best movies:
The Passionate Friends (1949)
Man with the Gun (1955)
Oh! What a Lovely War (1969)
Viviane Ventura
UK
Best movies:
Summer Holiday (1963)
Lord Jim (1965)
A High Wind in Jamaica (1965)
![Ben Carruthers](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/792/161792959_f7100f.gif)
Ben Carruthers
USA
Best movies:
The Dirty Dozen (1967)
Shadows (1958)
Lilith (1964)
Dan Jackson
South Africa
Best movies:
Bunny Lake Is Missing (1965)
Across the Bridge (1957)
Sapphire (1959)
Philip Madoc
UK
Best movies:
If Tomorrow Comes (1986) (series)
The Assassination Bureau (1969)
The Bourne Identity (1988) (series)
Gordon Richardson
UK
Best movies:
Tess (1979)
The Go-Between (1971)
Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell (1974)
Brian Phelan
Ireland
Best movies:
H.M.S. Defiant (1962)
The Servant (1963)
The Leather Boys (1964)