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Jamaican Man

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Original title

L'homme de la Jamaïque

Year

1950

Running time

120 min.

Country

France

Director

Maurice de Canonge

Screenwriter

Jacques Companeez. Novel: Robert Gaillard. Dialogues: Louis Martin

Cast

Music

Louiguy

Cinematography

Lucien Joulin (B&W)

Producer

Distributor: C.F.R.T, L'Alliance Générale de Distribution Cinématographique

Genre

Adventure | Disease/illness

Synopsis

Jacques Mervel, also known as “L’Homme de la Jamaïque” makes use of his talents as a gun runner in Tangiers, Morocco. After triumphing over a rival gang, he decides to quit the job and to start a new life with Vicky, a pretty young nurse. In Paris, a doctor lets him know that he is affected by leprosy. In desperation, Jacques runs away from Vicky to spare her. When she realizes the reason why Jacques has disappeared from her life, she joins him with a view to helping him fight the disease.

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