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64% Critic Match
A Town Like Alice
“A tale of survival.”
6.4 / 10• 1956• 1h 57m•NR• English
WarDramaRomance
Storyline
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 & Crew
Virginia McKenna
Jean Paget
Lead
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
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Jack Lee's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. A Town Like Alice is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
