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A Town Like Alice (1956)

Overview

DramaRomanceWar

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.

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based on novel or bookworld war iijapanese occupationblack and whiteaustraliaalice springs1940sprisoner of warmalayakuala lumpur malaysia
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Director

Jack Lee

ReleasedMar 1, 1956
Runtime1h 57m
StatusReleased
The Rank Organisation
Vic Films Productions

Top Cast

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

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