A Town Like Alice

Jack Lee
1956-03-01

A tale of survival.
6.3
117 min

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

Name Character Team
Virginia McKenna Jean Paget Unowned
Peter Finch Joe Harman Unowned
Tran Van Khe Captain Sugaya Unowned
Jean Anderson Miss Horsefall Unowned
Marie Lohr Mrs. Dudley Frost Unowned
Maureen Swanson Ellen Unowned
Renée Houston Ebbey Unowned
Nora Nicholson Mrs. Frith Unowned
Eileen Moore Mrs. Holland Unowned
John Fabian Mr. Holland Unowned
Vincent Ball Ben Unowned
Vu Ngoc Tuan Captain Yanata Unowned
Kenji Takaki Japanese Sergeant Unowned
Tim Turner British Sergeant Unowned
Munesato Yamada Captain Takata Unowned
Otokichi Ikeda Kempetei Sergeant Unowned
Geoffrey Keen Solicitor Unowned
June Shaw Mrs Graham Unowned
Virginia Clay Mrs Knowles Unowned
Bay White Mrs Davies Unowned
Edwina Carroll Fatima Unowned
Sanny Bin Hussan Mat Amin Unowned
Margaret Eaden Jane Unowned
Dominic Lieven Michael Rhodes Unowned
Peter John Timothy Unowned
Meg Buckenham Mary Graham Unowned
Sam Kydd Australian Driver Unowned
Russell Napier Jack Burns Unowned
Martin Voss Passenger Unowned
Ernest Blyth Prisoner Unowned
Norman Morris Prisoner Unowned
John Wilder Prisoner Unowned
Ah Chong Choy Malay Driver Unowned
Garard Green Australian POW Unowned
Eric D. Henderson Australian POW Unowned
Charles Gilliard Prisoner Unowned
Charles Rayford Unowned