A Town Like Alice (1981)
- Directed by
- David Stevens
- Genre
- drama television series
- Country
- Australia
- Length
- 1 season, 3 episodes
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 7.9 of 10 from 9 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
During World War II, a young woman is captured by the Japanese and forced to march across Malaya with other prisoners. After the war, she returns to Australia and works to build a new life in a remote town.
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What happens
A Town Like Alice is a five-hour 1981 Australian television adaptation of Nevil Shute's novel of the same name. 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 non-British production to be so aired. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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