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User Rating:
8.2/10   422 votes
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Director:
Writers:
Tom Hegarty (writer)
Nevil Shute (novel)
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Release Date:
4 October 1981 (USA) more
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Plot:
Set against the brutal chaos of World War II, a love story begins that will take two lovers through a living nightmare of captivity... more
Awards:
Nominated for Primetime Emmy. Another 6 wins more
User Reviews:
a brilliant adaptation of a masterpiece more (20 total)

Cast

  (Series Cast overview, first billed only)
Helen Morse ... Jean Paget

Bryan Brown ... Joe Harman
Gordon Jackson ... Noel Strachan
Dorothy Alison ... Mrs. Frith
Yuki Shimoda ... Sergeant Mifune
Anna Volska ... Sally Wilson-Hayes
Donald MacDonald ... Derek Wilson-Hayes
Pat Evison ... Mrs. Collard

Richard Narita ... Captain Sugamo
Arkie Whiteley ... Annie
Lorna Lesley ... Rose
Lucy Bell ... Jane
Sean Hinton ... Freddie
Debbie Baile ... Audrey
Cecily Polson ... Eileen
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Nevil Shute's A Town Like Alice (Australia) (complete title)
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Runtime:
301 min
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Fun Stuff

Trivia:
This was the first non-British production to air in the U.S. on "Masterpiece Theatre" (1971). more
Goofs:
Anachronisms: Although set in 1948, Jean Paget boards a Routemaster London bus. Routemasters weren't introduced until the mid-1950s. more
Movie Connections:
Version of A Town Like Alice (1956) more

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8 out of 8 people found the following review useful.
a brilliant adaptation of a masterpiece, 2 February 2001
10/10
Author: brenda.is from england

I have seen this film at least 100 times and I am still excited by it, the acting is perfect and the romance between Joe and Jean keeps me on the edge of my seat, plus I still think Bryan Brown is the tops. Brilliant Film.

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