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A Town Like Alice (1956)

A tale of survival.

Genre : War, Drama, Romance

Runtime : 1H 57M

Director : Jack Lee
Writer : W.P. Lipscomb, Richard Mason

Synopsis

In 1941, 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.

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
Edwina Carroll
Edwina Carroll
Fatima
Sanny Bin Hussan
Sanny Bin Hussan
Mat Amin
Margaret Eaden
Margaret Eaden
Jane
Dominic Lieven
Dominic Lieven
Michael Rhodes
Peter John
Peter John
Timothy
Meg Buckenham
Meg Buckenham
Mary Graham
Sam Kydd
Sam Kydd
Australian Driver
Russell Napier
Russell Napier
Jack Burns
Martin Voss
Martin Voss
Passenger
Ernest Blyth
Ernest Blyth
Prisoner
Norman Morris
Norman Morris
Prisoner
Charles Rayford
Charles Rayford
Australian POW
John Wilder
John Wilder
Prisoner
Ah Chong Choy
Ah Chong Choy
Malay Driver
Garard Green
Garard Green
Australian POW
Eric D. Henderson
Eric D. Henderson
Australian POW
Charles Gilliard
Charles Gilliard
Prisoner

Crews

Jack Lee
Jack Lee
Director
W.P. Lipscomb
W.P. Lipscomb
Screenplay
Richard Mason
Richard Mason
Screenplay
Matyas Seiber
Matyas Seiber
Original Music Composer
Geoffrey Unsworth
Geoffrey Unsworth
Director of Photography
Sidney Hayers
Sidney Hayers
Editor
Alex Vetchinsky
Alex Vetchinsky
Art Direction
Joseph Janni
Joseph Janni
Producer
Earl St. John
Earl St. John
Executive Producer
Nevil Shute
Nevil Shute
Novel

Trailers and other movies

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