A Town Like Alice (1956)

03/01/1956 (GB) • 1h 57m

War, Drama, Romance

A tale of survival.

Overview

In 1941 Malaysia, the advancing Japanese army captures a lot of British territory very quickly. The men are sent off to labor camps, but they have no plan on what to do with the women and children of the British.

Top Billed Cast

Peter Finch

Joe Harman

Tran Van Khe

Captain Sugaya

Jean Anderson

Miss Horsefall

Marie Lohr

Mrs. Dudley Frost

Nora Nicholson

Mrs. Frith

Eileen Moore

Mrs. Holland


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

australia

based on novel or book

world war ii

prisoner of war

japanese occupation

malaya

1940s

kuala lumpur malaysia

alice springs

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