A Town Like Alice
A Town Like Alice ★★½ 1985
An Australian miniseries based on a novel by Nevil Shute. The story follows women prisoners of war during WWII. Jean Paget is a British prisoner in the camps of Malaya when she meets and falls in love with a fellow prisoner, the rugged Australian, Joe. Separated by their captors, they reunite years later and try to see if their love has survived. Remake of a 1951 film of the same name that is also known as “Rape of Malaya.” 301m/C VHS . AU Bryan Brown, Helen Morse, Gordon Jackson; D: David Stevens. TV
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