A Town Like Alice (1956)
A Town Like Alice (1956)
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.

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Cast

Virginia McKenna Virginia McKenna As: Jean Paget
Peter Finch Peter Finch As: Joe Harman
Tran Van Khe Tran Van Khe As: Captain Sugaya
Jean Anderson Jean Anderson As: Miss Horsefall
Marie Lohr Marie Lohr As: Mrs. Dudley Frost
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Storyline

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.


Tagline: A tale of survival.
Certification: NR

Details

Genres: War, Drama, Romance

Language: English

Release Date: 01 March 1956

Country: GB

Runtime: 117m

Company Credits

Company: The Rank Organisation, Vic Films Productions

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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

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

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

Charles Rayford

Charles Rayford

Directed By

Jack Lee

Jack Lee

Director

Writing Credits

Production Crew

Joseph Janni

Joseph Janni

Producer

Earl St. John

Earl St. John

Executive Producer

Edited By

Costume and Makeup

Not currently known.

Sound

Matyas Seiber

Matyas Seiber

Original Music Composer

Visual Effects

Not currently known.

Camera

Geoffrey Unsworth

Geoffrey Unsworth

Director of Photography

Lighting

Not currently known.

Art Department

Alex Vetchinsky

Alex Vetchinsky

Art Direction

Other Crew

Not currently known.

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