TOWN LIKE ALICE

This film is held by the BFI (ID: 48852).

Synopsis

Set in a prison camp for men captured in Malaya by the Japanese during World War II, whilst women and children are sent on a series of aimless treks through the jungle.

The following statement regarding the story appears after the opening credits: 'The characters in this story are fictitious. The story itself however is based upon true facts.'

 

Titles

  • RAPE OF MALAYA (Alternative)
  • TOWN LIKE ALICE
 

Technical Data

Year:
1956
Running Time:
117 minutes
Film Gauge (Format):
35mm Film
Colour:
Black/White
Sound:
Sound
Footage:
10530 ft
 

Production Credits

Camera Operator
ATCHELER, Jack
Director
LEE, Jack
Producer
JANNI, Joseph
Sound Recording
DANIELS, Geoffrey
Sound Recording
McCALLUM, Gordon K.
Art Director
VETCHINSKY, Alex
Assistant Director
ORTON, David W.
Author of the Original Work
SHUTE, Nevil
Boom Operator
BROMMAGE, John
cast member
ALLEN, Mary
cast member
ANDERSON, Jean
cast member
BALL, Vincent
cast member
BUCKENHAM, Meg
cast member
CARROLL, Edwina
cast member
CLAY, Virginia
cast member
EADEN, Margaret
cast member
EWEN, Gwenda
cast member
FABIAN, John
cast member
FINCH, Peter
cast member
GANDER, Maureen
cast member
HAWKINS, Geoffrey
cast member
HOUSTON, Renée
cast member
HUSSAN, Sanny Bin
cast member
IKEDA
cast member
JOHN, Peter
cast member
KEEN, Geoffrey
cast member
LIEVEN, Domenic
cast member
LÖHR, Marie
cast member
MARSHALL, Charles
cast member
McKENNA, Virginia
cast member
MILLER, Josephine
cast member
MOORE, Cameron
cast member
MOORE, Eileen
cast member
MORGAN, Philippa
cast member
MOSS, Dorothy
cast member
NAKANISHI
cast member
NICHOLSON, Nora
cast member
SANDFORD, Armine
cast member
SHAW, June
cast member
SWANSON, Maureen
cast member
TAKAGI
cast member
TUAN, Vu Ngoc
cast member
TURNER, Tim
cast member
VAN KHE, Tran
cast member
WHITE, Bay
cast member
WHITE, Jane
cast member
WHITE, Joey
cast member
YAMADA
Director of Photography
UNSWORTH, Geoffrey
Editor
HAYERS, Sidney
Executive Producer
ST. JOHN, Earl
Make-up
BLACKLER, George
Music
SEIBER, Matyas
Production Company
British and Dominions Film Corporation
Production Company
J. Arthur Rank Film Distributors
Production Company
Rank Organisation
Production Company
Rank Organisation Film Productions Ltd
Production Company
Vic Films (London)
Production Controller
ALCOTT, Arthur
Production Manager
HANBURY, Jack
Screenplay
LIPSCOMB, W.P.
Screenplay
MASON, Richard
Script Supervisor
DAVIS, Joan
Sound
Westrex Recording System
Sound Editor
LUDSKI, Archie
Sound Editor
MILLER, Harry
Studio
Pinewood Studios