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A Town Like Alice(1956)
117 mins
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DRAMA
ROMANCE
WAR

In 1941, The advancing Japanese army captures a lot of British territory very quickly. The men are sent off to labour camps, but they have no plan on what to do with the women and children of the British.

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namecharacter
Jean Anderson Miss Horsefall
Vincent Ball Ben
John Fabian Mr. Holland
Peter Finch Joe Harman
Renee Houston Ebbey
Tran Van Khe Captain Sugaya
Marie Lohr Mrs. Dudley Frost
Virginia McKenna Jean Paget
Eileen Moore Mrs. Holland
Nora Nicholson Mrs. Frith
Maureen Swanson Ellen
Kenji Takagi Japanese Sergeant
Vu Ngoc Tuan Captain Yanata
name 
Joseph Janni producer
Jack Lee director
W. P. Lipscomb screenplay
Richard Mason screenplay
Matyas Seiber composer
yearawardcategoryname
1956 BAFTA Best Actor in a Leading Role Peter Finch
1956 BAFTA Best Actress in a Leading Role Virginia McKenna