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. The film does not follow the whole novel, concluding at the end of part two and truncating or omitting much detail. It was partially filmed in Malaya and Australia.
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. Kept with other women prisoners, Jean eventually meets Australian soldier Joe Harman (Peter Finch), who secretly aids the weary group by stealing food. When Joe’s actions are discovered, he is punished, and Jean assumes him to be dead. However, years later, she finds out he may still be alive, and sets out in search of him.
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What a beautiful movie ❤❤❤
An underrated classic.😎
I can hardly imagine a more insulting or disrespectful rendition of any AUSTRALIAN story than to two FOREIGNERS Telling an Australian story!!! 0/10! Sentimental BS!
Actor Peter Finch is to Australia *() what Bogey was to USA- admired. Finch was a Natural to acting.
Loved this film 1956 version, especially at end when she meets up with Joe again – I cry every time.
One of the most romantic endings in the history of cinema.
Not quite the way Nevil Shute wrote it!
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If it didn’t end the way it did, I would have thrown my iPad out the window.
It's the children I feel sorry for
Golden star ⭐ this movie
I’m crying my eyes out, oh my word what a brilliant film ❤❤❤
Wow 😅 A book of more than 300 hundred pages is summarized in 1:55 minutes 😅
By the way, Jean opens a shoe factory and an ice-cream parlour in the town and other shops to make Joe’s hometown A Town Like Alice 🫣✨
I've never seen Albert Finney give a bad performance
'A town like Alice' is about the greatest of film titles there has ever been.
hello..i have seen this before , on YT😊😊😊😊 a great movie . i love peter finch movies great share , thank you , for sharing🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰………………
Retroflix feels like a gift to classic movie fans
Wonderful! ❤
I am in Alice Springs watching this movie
❤❤✌✌👍👍–unde e oscarul /??❤❤
Great movie, and NO ADVERTS
Brilliant movie
Neville Shute was great ..
The film is one of my favourite films.
Teaches you a lot about human courage and the love of your fellow mortal being…
I cry now and cried then ..
I have watched this movie once a year since YouTube staryed showing it and never get tired of it.