Jamaica Inn is a TV mini-series directed by Philippa Lowthorpe in 2014 and based on the book of the same name by Daphne du Maurier, first published in 1936. The TV series features Jessica Brown Findlay, Matthew McNulty, Sean Harris, Joanne Whalley, Shirley Henderson, Ben Daniels, and others.
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Storyline
In 1821, Mary Yellan is uprooted to live with her Aunt Patience after her mother dies. Mary finds Aunt Patience under the spell of her husband, Joss Merlyn after she arrives at Jamaica Inn, a coaching inn he owns in Cornwall. Mary soon realizes that the inn has no guests and is being used as the hub of Joss’ ‘free’ trade.
Genres
Movie vs Book
Year
2014
Minutes
177
Movie Rate
6.40
Source: IMDb
TV Mini-Series
Jamaica Inn
Director: Philippa Lowthorpe
Country: UK
Year: 2014-2015
Length: 2h57m / 3 episodes
Year
1936
Pages
320
Book Rate
7.76
S: Goodreads
Book
Jamaica Inn
Author: Daphne du Maurier
Country: UK
First published in: 1936
Length: 320 pages
Genre: Fiction
Other screen adaptations of the book
Movie by Alfred Hitchcock
User polls & recommendations
“I don't do a comic book thinking there is a movie. I just want it to be as good a comic book as it can be.”
FRANK MILLER (Author)
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