A town like Alice
1956
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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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Author:
Lee, Jack, 1913-2002, directorFinch, Peter, 1916-1977, actorMcKenna, Virginia, 1931-, actorShute, Nevil, 1899-1960
Imprint:
Australia : Distributed by ViaVision Entertainment, ©1956.
Collation:
1 DVD-video (111 minutes) : sound, black and white ; 12 cm.
Notes:
Catalogued from container.ViaVision Entertainment : VVE2678.Originally produced as a motion picture in 1956.Special features: A profile of A Town Like Alice documentary ; Peter Finch and Virginia McKenna archive interviews ; Theatrical trailer ; Image gallery.Based on the novel by Nevil Shute ; though the film does not follow the whole novel, concluding at the end of part two and truncating or omitting much detail.English. [CC] English Captions [descriptive subtitles for the hearing impaired].
Credits:
Directed by Jack Lee.
Performers:
Cast: Peter Finch, Virginia McKenna.
Audience:
Censorship classification : G.
System details:
DVD video, Audio 2.0 mono, Region 4, PAL, 1.66:1.
Awards:
BAFTA Awards (1957) Winner, Best British Actor, Peter Finch.BAFTA Awards (1957) Winner, Best British Actress, Virginia McKenna.
Dewey class:
DVD TOW
Language:
English
Subject:
Shute, Nevil, 1899-1960 -- Film adaptationsPrisoners of war -- Great Britain -- Malaya -- DramaPrisoners of war -- Australia -- Malaya -- DramaEx-prisoners of war -- DramaFriendship -- DramaMan-woman relationships -- DramaFeature films -- Great BritainMotion pictures, BritishAlice Springs (N.T.) -- DramaWar filmsRomance filmsHistorical filmsFilm adaptationsFeature filmsFiction filmsVideo recordings for the hearing impaired
BRN:
37422
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