A Town Like Alice

Name: A Town Like Alice
Director: Jack Lee
Released: 1956
Duration: 117 min
Rating: 7.2
Cast: Virginia McKenna, Peter Finch, Kenji Takaki, Tran Van Khe, Jean Anderson

1956 · 117 MIN · IMDB 7.2 · 2,006 VOTES · DIR. Jack Lee

Overview

In 1941 Malaysia, the advancing Japanese army captures a lot of British territory very quickly. The men are sent off to labor camps, but they have no plan on what to do with the women and children of the British.

Dialogue Timeline — 963 lines

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00:01:58 Miss Paget, do you want to go back to Malaya? After what happened there?

00:06:22 You too, Jean. Just drop everything and get out.

00:09:06 Now you're back, I can go and get the train.

00:14:40 - Pass me the suitcase. - This one?

00:19:31 Women stand in line, facing men.

00:25:45 Captain!

00:29:24 Tell Mrs Knowles not to drink that water.

00:33:07 Very bad thing.

00:38:13 - Yes, it's lovely. - It's smart.

00:41:04 You'd better beat it, ladies. Go on.

00:45:55 - OK? - OK.

00:50:39 So sorry No food for persons here

00:58:04 Yeah, snake.

01:01:54 You go to prison camp at Kuantan.

01:05:29 Jean!

01:11:26 * This friend is always worthy

01:16:01 OK.

01:21:17 Don't suck your fingers, Timothy.

01:25:47 You get in!

01:31:13 No prison camp here for you.

01:38:36 or feed us, or look after us when we're sick.

01:41:35 * London Bridge is falling down

01:44:30 Sure. We've got a picture theatre and a swimming pool.

01:47:17 he'll NEVER come back.

Cast & Characters

Virginia McKenna Jean Paget Peter Finch Joe Harman Kenji Takaki Japanese Sergeant Tran Van Khe Captain Sugaya Jean Anderson Miss Horsefall Marie Lohr Mrs. Dudley Frost Maureen Swanson Ellen Renee Houston Ebbey Nora Nicholson Mrs. Frith Eileen Moore Mrs. Holland

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed963

Dialogue density8.2 lines / min

First line00:01:58

Final line01:47:17

Production Record

DirectorJack Lee

LanguageEnglish

IMDb votes2,006