A Town Like Alice

A Town Like Alice (1956)

War, Drama, Romance1 hour and 57 minutes
63%
User score

A tale of survival.

Description

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.

Nevil Shute
Novel
Jack Lee
Director
Richard Mason
Screenplay
W.P. Lipscomb
Screenplay

Actors

Virginia McKenna
Virginia McKenna
Jean Paget
Peter Finch
Peter Finch
Joe Harman
Tran Van Khe
Tran Van Khe
Captain Sugaya
Jean Anderson
Jean Anderson
Miss Horsefall
Marie Lohr
Marie Lohr
Mrs. Dudley Frost
Maureen Swanson
Maureen Swanson
Ellen
Renée Houston
Renée Houston
Ebbey
Nora Nicholson
Nora Nicholson
Mrs. Frith
Eileen Moore
Eileen Moore
Mrs. Holland
John Fabian
John Fabian
Mr. Holland
Vincent Ball
Vincent Ball
Ben
Vu Ngoc Tuan
Vu Ngoc Tuan
Captain Yanata
Kenji Takaki
Kenji Takaki
Japanese Sergeant
Tim Turner
Tim Turner
British Sergeant
Munesato Yamada
Munesato Yamada
Captain Takata
Otokichi Ikeda
Otokichi Ikeda
Kempetei Sergeant
Geoffrey Keen
Geoffrey Keen
Solicitor
June Shaw
June Shaw
Mrs Graham
Virginia Clay
Virginia Clay
Mrs Knowles
Bay White
Bay White
Mrs Davies
Status

Released

Original language

English

Budget

—

Revenue

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Keywords
australiabased on novel or bookworld war iiprisoner of warjapanese occupationmalaya1940skuala lumpur malaysiaalice springs