A Town Like Alice (1956)

6.4/10 • 117 min • War Drama Romance

Overview

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.

Cast

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

Geoffrey Keen

Solicitor

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