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A Town like Alice

BBC One
on BBC One London

Wardrama, based on the novel by Nevil Shute , starring Virginia McKenna
Peter Finch
Duringthe Japanese advance in Malaya, a group of British civilians is taken prisoner. While the men are taken to a prison camp, the women and children begin a trek through the jungle, constantly at the mercy of their captors.
Director Jack Lee (1956, PG)
Black and white
See Films: pages 57-72

Contributors

Novel By:
Nevil Shute
Unknown:
Virginia McKenna
Unknown:
Peter Finch
Director:
Jack Lee
JeanPaget:
Virginia McKenna
JoeHarman:
Peter Finch
Japanese sergeant:
Takagi
Captain Sugaya:
Tran van Khe
Miss Horsefall:
Jean Anderson
Mrs Dudley Frost:
Marie Lohr
Ellen:
Maureen Swanson
Ebbey:
Renee Houston
Mrs Frith:
Nora Nicholson
Mr Holland:
John Fabian
Ben:
Vincent Ball
Source: Radio Times

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