A tale of survival.
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.
A Town Like Alice (1956) is a war, drama and romance film directed by Jack Lee, released on March 1, 1956 with a runtime of 1h 57m. It stars Virginia McKenna, Peter Finch, Tran Van Khe and Jean Anderson. Viewers rate it 6.4 out of 10 across 35 ratings.
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Virginia McKenna
as Jean Paget
Peter Finch
as Joe Harman
Tran Van Khe
as Captain Sugaya
Jean Anderson
as Miss Horsefall
Marie Lohr
as Mrs. Dudley Frost
Maureen Swanson
as Ellen
Renée Houston
as Ebbey
Nora Nicholson
as Mrs. Frith
Eileen Moore
as Mrs. Holland
John Fabian
as Mr. Holland
Vincent Ball
as Ben
Vu Ngoc Tuan
as Captain Yanata
Directed by Jack Lee, written by Nevil Shute, Richard Mason and W.P. Lipscomb, produced by Joseph Janni.
Average viewer score of 6.4/10 from 35 ratings.
Virginia McKenna takes on the role as a dispossessed British colonial secretary forced into captivity/slavery and to fight for her very survival by the Japanese invasion of Singapore in 1941 and who is, together with a group of similarly forsaken women, shunted around from camp to camp before finally being pretty much abandoned to the wilderness by the Japanese Army. Unusually, for many films made immediately after…
Reviewed on May 4, 2024
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A Town Like Alice (1956) is available to stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads and Shout! Factory Amazon Channel, and to rent or buy from Amazon Video. Streaming availability is checked against JustWatch data and can change by region.
The main cast of A Town Like Alice (1956) includes Virginia McKenna, Peter Finch, Tran Van Khe, Jean Anderson and Marie Lohr. The film was directed by Jack Lee. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
A Town Like Alice was released on March 1, 1956 and runs for 1h 57m.
A Town Like Alice (1956) holds an average rating of 6.4 out of 10 from 35 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy war, drama and romance films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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