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A Town Like Alice (1956)

  
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Neil Shute's moving novel of courage and romance in WWII Southeast Asia first came to life in this British drama. English women and children are captured in Malaya by Japanese soldiers and forced to endure a march to a prison camp. Along the way one woman befriends a male Australian POW who uses tales of his hometown to buoy her spirits. Peter Finch, Virginia McKenna, Jean Anderson star. 111 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English; documentary "A Profile of A Town Like Alice" (2000); photo gallery.
 
SKU: D42157
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Category:
Drama
Director:
Jack Lee
Rated:
NR
Color:
Black & White
Format: 
Fullscreen
Closed Captioned:
 No
Cast:  Virginia McKenna, Peter Finch, Takagi (Takagi), Tran Van Khe, Jean Anderson, Marie Lohr, Maureen Swanson, Renee Houston, Nora Nicholson, John Fabian, Eileen Moore, Vincent Ball, Tim Turner, Vu Ngoc Tuan (Vu Ngoc Tuan), Yamada (Yamada), Nakanishi (Nakanishi), Ikeda (Ikeda), Geoffrey Keen, June Shaw, Armine Sandford, Mary Allen, Virginia Clay, Bay White, Philippa Morgan, Dorothy Moss... More
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