A Town Like Alice (film)
| A Town Like Alice | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Jack Lee |
| Written by | W. P. Lipscomb Richard Mason |
| Based on | A Town Like Alice by Nevil Shute |
| Produced by | Joseph Janni |
| Starring | Virginia McKenna Peter Finch |
| Cinematography | Geoffrey Unsworth |
| Edited by | Sidney Hayers |
| Music by | Matyas Seiber |
| Distributed by | The Rank Organisation |
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Running time | 117 min |
| Countries | United Kingdom Australia |
| Language | English |
| Box office | 1,037,005 admissions (France) |
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 of the same name by Nevil Shute. The film does not follow the whole novel, concluding at the end of part two and truncating or omitting much detail. It was partially filmed in Malaya and Australia.