When the Caribbean
Captured Hollywood
Pirates, paradise, scandal and stars! Discover how the Caribbean went from Hollywood's fantasy playground to a powerful influence on the movies themselves.
Step inside the story
- Sail with Hollywood’s legendary screen pirates
- Discover when paradise became a filming nightmare
- Meet the Caribbean stars who broke barriers
- Uncover a pioneering woman’s remarkable journey
- Relive Jamaica’s most unlikely sporting triumph
DURATION
45 - 60 minutes plus time for questions
PRESENTATION
Illustrated talk with high quality images and short film clips
COST
£100 for talk + 55p per mile after 20 miles from Bicester, Oxfordshire
Featured films include
The Black Pirate (1926)
Silent Adventure
Island in the Sun (1957)
Romantic Drama
To Sir, with Love (1967)
Drama
Sugar Cane Alley (1983)
Coming-of-Age Drama
Cool Runnings (1993)
Comedy
Paradise Was Only the Beginning.
Behind the palm trees and picture-perfect beaches lie remarkable people, unexpected adventures and stories that changed cinema.
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Hollywood came to the Caribbean in search of paradise. What it discovered was something far more extraordinary than anything it could have imagined.
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— Julie Oatridge, When the Caribbean Captured Hollywood