Jamaica Inn

The Jamaica Inn is a Free House on the borders of Bodmin Moor in Cornwall. Famous for being the base of smugglers in the past it is most commonly known as the setting for Daphne du Maurier's novel by the same name.

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Inn - Free House - Bodmin Moor - Cornwall - Smuggle - Daphne du Maurier

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A film was made by Alfred Hitchcock adapted from the novel, in 1939. It starred Charles Laughton and Maureen O'Hara and was considered one of his lesser films. The score was written by Eric Fenby.

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Alfred Hitchcock - 1939 - Charles Laughton - Maureen O'Hara - Eric Fenby

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Singer Tori Amos paid tribute to the Inn in her song "Jamaica Inn" on her 2005 album "The Beekeeper".

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Tori Amos - 2005 - The Beekeeper

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