A Town Like Alice [1956 - UK] (multi subs) Malaya WWII

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A Town Like Alice (1956 - UK)

Crime / Drama / Romance

starring . . . . Virginia McKenna, Peter Finch, Kenji Takaki

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0049871/

Filmed at Australia | Malaya | United Kingdom

BAFTA Awards - NOMINATED - Best Film from any Source

This was the most successful British film of 1956. Its popularity has not diminished, as it turns up on television at regular intervals. You can see why. Everything the British Empire once stood for is here - grit, courage, fair play, indomitability, initiative and lips that stay stiff without artificial aids. Virginia McKenna, with her blonde boy's haircut, became the nation's sweetheart. Young men looked up to her with respect, rather than lust. She became a symbol of defiance against the forces of evil. Her integrity was not for sale.

Based on the first part of Nevil Shute's novel, the film recreates what really happened to a group of British women and children after the Japanese occupied Malaya in World War Two. Their husbands were rounded up and sent in lorries to concentration camps. The women and children are told to walk, but every time they reach a camp, or prisoners' collection point, are told there is no room and must move on. For four months, they stagger across the country and back, covering hundreds of miles. Many die on the way.

Video: MPEG4 Video (H264), 960x576, 24.000 fps, 2385 Kbps, 01h55m59s
Audio: Dolby AC3, 48000 Hz, stereo, 192 kbps

BRRip, English audio

Optional subtitles Argentino, Dutch, English, Greek, Portuguese-Brazil, Spanish