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A Town Like Alice

BBC Two
on BBC Two England

War drama based on the novel by Nevil Shute, starring Virginia McKenna, Peter Finch
During the Japanese advance in Malaya, British civilians are taken prisoner. While the men are taken to a prison camp, the women and children begin a gruelling trek through the jungle. Director Jack Lee (1956)

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Novel By:
Nevil Shute
Unknown:
Virginia McKenna
Unknown:
Peter Finch
Director:
Jack Lee
Source: Radio Times

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