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1956

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A TOWN LIKE ALICE sees female prisoners of war at the mercy of the notoriously sadistic Japanese Army. A man and woman find hope and love in each other as they are forced at bayonet point on a long march of death. Based on Nevil Shute's best-seller, this film saw Best Actor and Best Actress BAFTAs awarded to Peter Finch and .. Read more

Starring	Virginia McKenna, Peter Finch, Jean Anderson, Maureen Swanson
Director	Jack Lee
Genres	Drama

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Starring	Virginia McKenna, Peter Finch, Jean Anderson, Maureen Swanson, Renee Houston, Marie Lohr
Director	Jack Lee
Studio	NETWORK
Run time	DVD: 1 hr 51 mins
Certificate
Genres	Drama
Language	DVD: English
Subtitles	DVD: None
Released	Production year: 1956 To Rent: DVD: Unavailable for rental To Buy: DVD: 11 Oct 2095

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- Genteelly harrowing war film, formlessly adapted from the first part of a popular novel; a big commercial success of its day.
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  Read the book !
  
  Yet another example of a film not living up to the book !The film finishes half way through the story - arguably missing the more interesting part of a town ... read more »
  
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  - 01 May 2005 at 22:38
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  this is such an old film but never fails to keep me entertained, well acted with wonderful scripts and scenery
  
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  A Town Like Alice
  
  Excellent first half of the book on film. Second half of book didn't feature in the film.
  
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  a town like alice
  
  I have read the novel and thoroughly enjoyed it. This film is good as far as it goes but it stops when she reaches Australia. Which means you are missing half... read more »
  
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  A TOWN LIKE ALICE sees female prisoners of war at the mercy of the notoriously sadistic Japanese Army. A man and woman find hope and love in each other as they are forced at bayonet point on a long march of death. Based on Nevil Shute's best-seller, this film saw Best Actor and Best Actress BAFTAs ...