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A Town Like Alice

6.419561h 57mPGMovieWarDramaRomance

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.

DirectorJack Lee
WritersW.P. Lipscomb·Richard Mason
ProducersJoseph Janni·Earl St. John

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Availability shown for United Kingdom · rights vary by country

Cast · Directed by Jack Lee

VMVirginia McKenna
Virginia McKenna
Jean Paget
PFPeter Finch
Peter Finch
Joe Harman
TKTran Van Khe
Tran Van Khe
Captain Sugaya
JAJean Anderson
Jean Anderson
Miss Horsefall
MLMarie Lohr
Marie Lohr
Mrs. Dudley Frost
MSMaureen Swanson
Maureen Swanson
Ellen
RHRenée Houston
Renée Houston
Ebbey
NNNora Nicholson
Nora Nicholson
Mrs. Frith
EMEileen Moore
Eileen Moore
Mrs. Holland
JFJohn Fabian
John Fabian
Mr. Holland
VBVincent Ball
Vincent Ball
Ben
VTVu Ngoc Tuan
Vu Ngoc Tuan
Captain Yanata

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