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  • A Town Like Alice (1956)
  • Not Rated
    117 min | Drama, Romance, War
A Town Like Alice (1956)
Not Rated
117 min | Drama, Romance, War

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.
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Writers
Nevil Shute (novel) | W.P. Lipscomb (screenplay) | Richard Mason (screenplay)
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Updated Mar 1, 1956

Release date
Sep 21, 1958 (United States)

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51 cast members
Name Known for
Virginia McKenna
Jean Paget Jean Paget   See fewer
Peter Finch
Joe Harman Joe Harman   See fewer
Kenji Takaki
Japanese Sergeant (as Takagi) Japanese Sergeant (as Takagi)   See fewer
Tran Van Khe
Captain Sugaya Captain Sugaya   See fewer
Jean Anderson
Miss Horsefall Miss Horsefall   See fewer
Marie Lohr
Mrs. Dudley Frost Mrs. Dudley Frost   See fewer
Nora Nicholson
Mrs. Frith Mrs. Frith   See fewer
Eileen Moore
Mrs. Holland Mrs. Holland   See fewer
John Fabian
Mr. Holland Mr. Holland   See fewer
Tim Turner
British Sergeant British Sergeant   See fewer
Vu Ngoc Tuan
Captain Yanata Captain Yanata   See fewer
Munesato Yamada
Captain Takata (as Yamada) Captain Takata (as Yamada)   See fewer
Nakanishi
Captain Nishi Captain Nishi   See fewer
Otokichi Ikeda
Kempetei Sergeant (as Ikeda) Kempetei Sergeant (as Ikeda)   See fewer
Geoffrey Keen
Solicitor Solicitor   See fewer
June Shaw
Mrs. Graham Mrs. Graham   See fewer
Armine Sandford
Mrs. Carstairs Mrs. Carstairs   See fewer
Mary Allen
Mrs. Anderson Mrs. Anderson   See fewer
Virginia Clay
Mrs. Knowles Mrs. Knowles   See fewer
Bay White
Mrs. Davies Mrs. Davies   See fewer
Philippa Morgan
Mrs. Lindsay Mrs. Lindsay   See fewer
Dorothy Moss
Mrs. O'Brien Mrs. O'Brien   See fewer
Gwenda Ewen
Mrs. Rhodes Mrs. Rhodes   See fewer
Josephine Miller
Daphne Adams Daphne Adams   See fewer
Sanny Bin Hussan
Mat Amin Mat Amin   See fewer
Charles Marshall
Well Digger Well Digger   See fewer
Jane White
Brenda Brenda   See fewer
Cameron Moore
Freddie Freddie   See fewer
Dominic Lieven
Michael Rhodes Michael Rhodes   See fewer
Peter John
Timothy Timothy   See fewer
Meg Buckenham
Mary Graham Mary Graham   See fewer
Ernest Blyth
Prisoner (uncredited) Prisoner (uncredited)   See fewer
Richard Duke
Prisoner (uncredited) Prisoner (uncredited)   See fewer
Charles Gilliard
Prisoner (uncredited) Prisoner (uncredited)   See fewer
Garard Green
Prisoner (uncredited) Prisoner (uncredited)   See fewer
Bob Head
Australian POW (uncredited) Australian POW (uncredited)   See fewer
Eric Henderson
Aussie POW (uncredited) Aussie POW (uncredited)   See fewer
Sam Kydd
Australian Driver (uncredited) Australian Driver (uncredited)   See fewer
Arnold Lee
Japanese Soldier (uncredited) Japanese Soldier (uncredited)   See fewer
Peter Madden
Aussie POW (uncredited) Aussie POW (uncredited)   See fewer
Norman Morris
Prisoner (uncredited) Prisoner (uncredited)   See fewer
Russell Napier
Jack Burns (uncredited) Jack Burns (uncredited)   See fewer
Charles Rayford
Aussie Prisoner of War (uncredited) Aussie Prisoner of War (uncredited)   See fewer
Martin Voss
Passenger (uncredited) Passenger (uncredited)   See fewer
John Wilder
Prisoner (uncredited) Prisoner (uncredited)   See fewer
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