Three Came Home(Movie, 1950)

Name: Three Came Home
Genre: War, Drama
Released: 1950
Duration: T01:46:00
Rating: 3.4

FSK: 12+ years

| 1h 46min | Genres: War, Drama

Rating: 3.4/5 (with 10 votes)

Three Came Home is a 1950 American World War II film directed by Jean Negulesco, based on the memoirs of the same name by writer Agnes Newton Keith. It depicts Keith's life in North Borneo in the period immediately before the Japanese invasion in 1942, and her subsequent internment and suffering, separated from her husband Harry, and with a young son to care for. Keith was initially interned at Berhala Island near Sandakan, North Borneo (today's Sabah) but spent most of her captivity at Batu Lintang camp at Kuching, Sarawak. The camp was liberated in September 1945. Adapted and produced by Nunnally Johnson, the film stars Claudette Colbert. It is now in the public domain and so is available to watch in its entirety online at no charge. ()

Where to watch Three Came Home (cinema/streaming/download)?

At the moment we can't find any options to watch Three Came Home online but we constantly add new providers. Create a free account now to add Three Came Home to your favorites & stay up to date.

Offers for Germany

Search on Amazon.de for "Three Came Home" (Streaming/DVD/Blu-ray etc.)

About Three Came Home

Borneo, 1941, during World War II. When the Japanese occupy the island, American writer Agnes Newton Keith is separated from her husband and imprisoned with her son in a prison camp run by the enigmatic Colonel Suga.

Ad Protect Your Online Privacy with a VPN

Don't risk your personal information and online activities being exposed to hackers, government surveillance, and other online threats. A VPN encrypts your internet connection and hides your IP, giving you maximum security and privacy. Take control of your online safety, switch to a VPN now. Choose one of these services to learn more:

Trailer for Three Came Home + Featurettes/Teaser/Clips

Three Came Home: opening(Clip, 2:23)

Additional Information

Production country: United States of America (USA)

Based on: "Three Came Home" (find it on Amazon)

Made by: 20th Century Fox

Original language: English (EN)

Spoken languages: English (EN), Japanese (JA)

Translated into 10 languages: Danish (DA), German (DE), English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Hungarian (HU), Italian (IT), Norwegian (NO), Portuguese (PT), Swedish (SV)

Status: Released

Release date DE: 02/23/1951 (World premiere: 02/20/1950)

Cast: Claudette Colbert, Patric Knowles, Florence Desmond, Sessue Hayakawa, Phyllis Morris, Douglas Walton, Helen Westcott, Leonard Willey, Patrick O'Moore

Director: Jean Negulesco

Producer: Darryl F. Zanuck, Nunnally Johnson

Screenwriter: Nunnally Johnson

Film Editor: Dorothy Spencer

Director of Photography: Milton Krasner, William H. Daniels

Composer: Hugo Friedhofer

Production Designer: Thomas Little

Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):

"Kvinnor bakom taggtråd"

Keywords: prisoner of war camp, world war ii, war effort, based on true story, borneo, prisoner of war, japanese occupation

Color: Black & White (B/W)

Movie recommendations for Three Came Home

If you like Three Came Home then you might also like the following movies:

At the Earndale by-election natural history expert and TV personality Bob Wilcot for the Conservatives finds himself up against Billingsgate girl Stella Stoker for the socialists. Amateur politician a ...

Left Right and Centre

Certification unknown

1959 | 2.8/5 | 1h 35min