Jamaica Inn (film) Jamaica Inn (film) Jamaica Inn is a 1939 British thriller film directed by Alfred Hitchcock adapted from Daphne du Maurier's 1936 novel of the same name, the first of three of du Maurier's works that Hitchcock adapted (the others were her novel "Rebecca" and short story "The Birds"). It stars Charles Laughton and features Maureen O'Hara in her first major screen role. It is the last film Hitchcock made in the United Kingdom before he moved to the United States. The film is a period piece set in Cornwall in 1819; the real Jamaica Inn still exists, and is a
Opera North: history and repertoire, seasons 1981–82 to 1989–90 Opera North: history and repertoire, seasons 1981–82 to 1989–90 Opera North is an opera company based at the Grand Theatre, Leeds. This article covers the period between the severing of its ties with English National Opera and the departure of its founding music director David Lloyd-Jones. During this period, the newly independent company gave the world premiere of Wilfred Josephs's opera "Rebecca", based on the novel by Daphne du Maurier and the Alfred Hitchcock film, as well as the British premieres of Ernst Krenek's "Jonny spielt auf", Richard Strauss's "Daphne" and Verdi's "Jérusalem", and the British professional premiere of Carl