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A Town Like Alice(Movie, 1956)

1h 57min | Genres: War, Drama, Romance / Love
A Town Like AliceRating: 3.1/5 (with 1414 votes)
A Town Like Alice is a 1956 British drama film produced by Joseph Janni and starring Virginia McKenna and Peter Finch that is based on the 1950 novel of the same name by Nevil Shute. The film does not follow the whole novel, concluding at the end of part two and truncating or omitting much detail. It was partially filmed in Malaya and Australia. ()
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About A Town Like Alice

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.

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Additional Information

Production country: United Kingdom (UK)
Plays in: London
Based on: "A Town Like Alice" (find it on Amazon)
Original language: English (EN)
Spoken languages: English (EN)
Translated into 10 languages: Danish (DA), German (DE), English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Italian (IT), Dutch (NL), Portuguese (PT), Russian (RU), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Released
Release date DE: 03/01/1956
Cast: Virginia Anne McKenna, Peter Finch, Trần Văn Khê, Jean Anderson, Marie Lohr
Director: Jack Lee
Producer: Joseph Janni
Screenwriter: Richard Mason
Film Editor: Sidney Hayers
Director of Photography: Geoffrey Unsworth
Composer: Mátyás Seiber
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"The Rape of Malaya"

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