A Town Like Alice (Rape of Malaya) (1956)
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79% of users liked it
(580 ratings)
A harrowing WWII drama that was a huge critical and commercial success in England, this British production was based on a novel by Nevil Shute. During the war, a group of prisoners, mostly women and children, are led by Japanese soldiers on a brutal march through Malaysia. Some die by the roadside… More A harrowing WWII drama that was a huge critical and commercial success in England, this British production was based on a novel by Nevil Shute. During the war, a group of prisoners, mostly women and children, are led by Japanese soldiers on a brutal march through Malaysia. Some die by the roadside and others are sadistically tortured. One of the women, Jean Paget (Virginia McKenna), is befriended by an Australian man who is also a prisoner of war, Joe Harman (Peter Finch). Joe tells Jean about his hometown of Alice Springs, an oasis in the Australian outback. When he steals a chicken to feed Jean and the others, Joe is caught and treated ruthlessly. The Japanese force Jean and the others to march on while Joe is put on a crucifix and left to die. ~ Michael Betzold, Rovi
Critic Reviews
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Christopher Lloyd, Sarasota Herald-Tribune
An engaging historic romance in which the romantic relationship is the least successful thing about the movie.
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Harrowing but dated WWII drama.
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Cast
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Virginia McKenna
as Jean Paget
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Peter Finch
as Joe Harman
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Marie Lohr
as Mrs. Dudley Frost
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Renee Houston
as Ebbey
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Jean Anderson
as Miss Horsefall
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Maureen Swanson
as Ellen
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Nora Nicholson
as Mrs. Frith
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John Fabian
as Mr. Holland
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Vincent Ball
as Ben
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Tim Turner
as British Sergeant
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Geoffrey Keen
as Solicitor
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Edwina Carroll
as Fatima
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Gwenda Ewen
as Mrs. Rhodes
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Sanny Bin Hussan
as Mat Amin
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Eileen Moore
as Mrs. Holland
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Mary Allen
as Mrs. Anderson
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Cameron Moore
as Freddy
- Charles Marshall
- Virginia Clay
- Bay White
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Jane White
as Brenda
- Takagi
- Tran Van Khe
- Kenji Takaki
