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…
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Virginia McKenna
Jean Paget
Peter Finch
Joe Harman
Tran Van Khe
Captain Sugaya
Jean Anderson
Miss Horsefall
Marie Lohr
Mrs. Dudley Frost
Maureen Swanson
Ellen
Renée Houston
Ebbey
Nora Nicholson
Mrs. Frith
Eileen Moore
Mrs. Holland
John Fabian
Mr. Holland
Vincent Ball
Ben
Vu Ngoc Tuan
Captain Yanata
Kenji Takaki
Japanese Sergeant
Tim Turner
British Sergeant
Munesato Yamada
Captain Takata
Otokichi Ikeda
Kempetei Sergeant
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FAQ about A Town Like Alice
What is A Town Like Alice about?
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.
When was A Town Like Alice released?
A Town Like Alice was released in 1956.
What genres does A Town Like Alice belong to?
A Town Like Alice is categorised as War, Drama, Romance.
Who stars in A Town Like Alice?
The cast of A Town Like Alice includes Virginia McKenna, Peter Finch, Tran Van Khe, Jean Anderson, Marie Lohr.