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A Town Like Alice is a 1956 British drama film produced by Joseph Janni and starring Virginia McKenna and Peter Finch that is based on the 1950 novel of the same name by Nevil Shute. [2] The film does not follow the whole novel, concluding at the end of part two and truncating or omitting much detail.
A newly wealthy English woman returns to Malaya to build a well for the villagers who helped her during war. Thinking back, she recalls the Australian man who made a great sacrifice to aid her and her fellow prisoners of war. Director. Jack Lee. Writers. Nevil Shute. W.P. Lipscomb. Richard Mason. Stars. Virginia McKenna. Peter Finch. Kenji Takaki.
This drama, based on the book by Nevil Shute, focuses on Jean Paget (Virginia McKenna), a British office worker captured by the Japanese in Malaysia during World War II.
Novel: Nevil Shute, Screenplay: Richard Mason, W. P. Lipscomb, Original Music Composer: Matyas Seiber, Art Direction: Alex Vetchinsky, Technical specifications. Country:United Kingdom. Language:English. Release:March 1, 1956. Duration:117 min.
Based on Nevil Shute's best-selling novel, A Town Like Alice gave audiences a World War II story with a different British perspective, concentrating on the conflict in Asia.
Adapted from the novel of the same name by Nevil Shute, which was published six years earlier, the story concentrates on Jean Paget (Virginia McKenna), a British office employee seized by the Japanese in Malaysia in the middle of the Second World War.
Overview. 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. Jack Lee. Director. Nevil Shute. Novel. Richard Mason. Screenplay. W.P. Lipscomb. Screenplay. Reviews 1. Discussions 0.
