A Town Like Alice (1956)

  • NR
  • 09/20/1956 (US)
  • War, Drama, Romance
  • 1h 57m

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.

Nevil Shute

Novel

Jack Lee

Director

Richard Mason

Screenplay

W.P. Lipscomb

Screenplay

Cast

Virginia McKenna's headshot

Virginia McKenna

Jean Paget
Peter Finch's headshot

Peter Finch

Joe Harman
Tran Van Khe's headshot

Tran Van Khe

Captain Sugaya
Jean Anderson's headshot

Jean Anderson

Miss Horsefall
Marie Lohr's headshot

Marie Lohr

Mrs. Dudley Frost
Maureen Swanson's headshot

Maureen Swanson

Ellen
Renée Houston's headshot

Renée Houston

Ebbey
Nora Nicholson's headshot

Nora Nicholson

Mrs. Frith

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