Season 1, episode 1 a town like alice a sixpart drama focusing on two prisoners of war helen morse, bryan brown in japanesecontrolled malaya during wwii. A town like alice tv miniseries 1981 external sites. A town like alice is a 1950 novel by british author nevil shute other works based on the novel. Set against the brutal chaos of world war ii, a love story begins that will take two lovers. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comic con sundance film festival toronto intl film. A town like alice is one of my favorite books by nevil shute so i was pleased that masterpiece theater did such a believable job when they filmed it. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading a town like alice vintage international. A town like alice vintage international kindle edition. The legacy is a romance novel by nevil shute, published in 1950 when shute had newly settled in australia. A town like alice 1981 added a temporary profile picture.
A harrowing wwii drama that was a huge critical and commercial success in england, this british production was based on a novel by nevil shute. A town like alice from season 1 at join sign up keep track of your favorite shows and movies, across all your devices. After they are liberated she emigrates to australia to be with him. The writing had an easy flow to it and the story was certainly gripping, even though this decidedly is a book of two halves. A town like alice is a fivehour 1981 australian television adaptation of nevil shutes novel of the same name. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. The film adaptation of nevil shutes hugely popular 1950 novel a town like alice. Jean paget, an adolescent englishwoman, becomes romantically involved with a fellow wwii prisoner, joe harmon, in malaya now the western portion of malaysia. A town like alice tells of a young woman who miraculously survived a japanese death march in world war ii, and of an australian soldier, also a prisoner of war, who offered to help hereven at the cost of his life. During the war, a group of prisoners, mostly women. Thanks to the generosity of the rights holders, we are able to offer give it a go from the television program a town like alice as a high quality video download. A town like alice, nevil shutes novel of the japanese occupation of malaya during world war ii, was first filmed as a theatrical feature in 1956.
A town like alice 1981 miniseries available on dvds. Released by southern cross in 1986 sccd 10 containing music from a town like alice 1981. In 1981, a town like alice was adapted into a popular television miniseries, starring helen morse and bryan brownwith the late gordon jackson as noel strachan. To play the downloadable video, you need quicktime 7. Jean paget, an english woman taken prisoner by the japanese, is among a group of women and children forced. For the 1981 tv miniseries, see a town like alice miniseries. Produced by the seven network, and directed by david stevens, it was the second major adaptation of the book in the united states it was shown on pbs under the masterpiece theatre banner, a rare nonbritish production to be so aired. Watch full episodes of a town like alice and get the latest breaking news, exclusive videos and pictures, episode recaps and much more at. It is a shortened version ending with the meeting at the airport.
A town like alice premiered in australia on 24 july 1956 and celebrates its 60th anniversary in 2016. To relieve the starvation of the female prisoners joe steals some chickens, but is caught and sentenced to be executed. This version of a town like alice the second adapted screen offering of the 1950 novel by the english author nevil shute. The book was written in 1950, so readers will come across terms that are dated or are no longer pc, but the language, values and behaviours reflected the times.
From the steamy jungles of malaya to the dusty and desolate outback of australia. Jean, a prisoner in a japanese prisonerofwar camp, meets a captive australian, joe, and the two form a mutually affectionate relationship. A town like alice tv miniseries 1981 official sites, and other sites with posters, videos, photos and more. Even more impressive than against the wind, 1981 s a town like alice was based on britishborn, australianbased author, nevil shutes 1950 novel previously adapted for the big screen in 1956 with peter finch and virginia mckenna, which follows wealthy young englishwoman, jean paget, who suffers as a prisonerofwar at the hands of the. A town like alice soundtrack from 1981, composed by bruce smeaton. This original 1956 adaptation of the nevil shute book, a town like alice, is a. Bryan brown, gordon jackson, dorothy allison, yuki shimoda, helen morse, official content from new world video movie, a town like. A town like alice vintage international kindle edition by shute, nevil. A town like alice, a 1981 australian miniseries, produced by the seven network. Fictional drama, a town like alice by nevil shute, is one of my alltime favourite australian classics a bittersweet journey. A town like alice rape of malaya 1956 rotten tomatoes. A town like alice, a novel written in 1950, is intertwined with romance and economic development.
Thinking back, she recalls the australian man who made a great sacrifice to aid her and her fellow prisoners of war. Jean paget, a young englishwoman, becomes romantically interested in a fellow prisoner of world war ii in malaya, and after liberation emigrates to australia to be with him, where she attempts, by investing her substantial financial inheritance, to. A town like alice, a 1956 film, also known as rape of malaya in u. Set against the brutal nightmare of world war ii, a love story begins that will take two lovers through a living chaos of captivity, across three continents and two. With helen morse, bryan brown, gordon jackson, dorothy alison. The film does not follow the whole novel, concluding at the end of part two and truncating or omitting much detail. In 1945 he emigrated to australia with his wife and daughters and there wrote perhaps his most famous novels a town like alice 1950 and on the beach 1957.
A town like alice has been such an intriguing read. Find movie and film cast and crew information for a town like alice 1981 david stevens on allmovie. Fyi, the town like alice refers to the town where finchs character hails from alice springs in the northern territory of australia. With virginia mckenna, peter finch, kenji takaki, tran van khe.
Its very well cast with helen morse and bryan brown in the major roles and gordon jackson perfect as the sympathetic narrator. A newly wealthy english woman returns to malaya to build a well for the villagers who helped her during war. Based on nevil shutes international bestselling novel a town like alice. See more ideas about alice, peter finch and nevil shute. So i was really looking forward to watch this fine new bluray edition. A town like alice is a 1956 british drama film produced by joseph janni and starring virginia.
Book discussion further reading guide kent district library. The first half deals with the history of jean paget, in which we follow her to malaya under the japanese occupation. From the excellent 1981 australian miniseries, based on the neville shute novel. A town like alice 1981 david stevens cast and crew. 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 by nevil shute. From the steamy jungles of malaya to the dusty and desolate outback of australia based on nevil shute international bestselling novel a town like alice follows the lives of jean paget and joe harman. Many years ago i saw a town like alice, and remember the ending distinctly. Bryan brown, gordon jackson, dorothy allison, yuki shimoda, helen morse. A town like alice dvd region 1 complete 1981 miniseries. Books similar to a town like alice a town like alice. A town like alice 1981 miniseries dvd rarefilmsondvd. Nevil shutes most beloved novel, a tale of love and war, follows its enterprising heroine from the malayan jungle during world war ii to the rugged australian outback.
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