A Town Like Alice (Special Edition) (UK)

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The forerunner to the popular mini series
Certificate: U
Running Time: 136 mins
Retail Price: £15.99
Release Date:
Content Type: Movie

Synopsis:
Virginia McKenna and Peter Finch star in this moving story about a party of women compelled to trek through the Malayan jungle during World War II, as no Japanese officer will take responsibility for their care.
Based on Nevil Shute`s best-selling novel, the film tells how the women come to terms with their hardships, and how they are befriended by a tough Australian prisoner of war who dreams of returning to his home town of Alice Springs...

Special Features:
25 minute `Making Of` Documentary
Behind-the-scenes stills gallery
Theatrical trailer
Cast and crew biographies

Video Tracks:
Standard 1.33:1

Audio Tracks:
Dolby Digital Mono English

Subtitle Tracks:
CC: English

Directed By:
Jack Lee

Written By:
Nevil Shute
Richard Mason
W.P. Lipscomb

Starring:
Jean Anderson
Tran Van Khe
Kenji Takagi
Peter Finch
Virginia McKenna

Soundtrack By:
Matyas Seiber

Director of Photography:
Geoffrey Unsworth

Editor:
Sidney Hayers

Producer:
Joseph Janni

Distributor:
Carlton