A town like alice was successful, both in australia and internationally, leading to the rank organisation returning to australia to make robbery under arms 1957 with peter finch staring as the bushranger captain starlight. The building of the new town in australia is only a minor part of a town like alice, just the climax really of a very long story arc. Ive probably seen the movie version of a town like alice at least ten times. Set against the brutal chaos of world war ii, a love story begins that will take two lovers. 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. A town like alice, a novel written in 1950, is intertwined with romance and economic development. During the second world war he joined the royal navy volunteer reserve where he worked on developing secret weapons. There was also a mini series with bryan brown and helen morse in 1981. In this special threepart series, veteran australian producer, henry crawford, takes us through the making of one of this countrys most important and groundbreaking television miniseries, a town like alice, starring bryan brown and helen morse. The writing had an easy flow to it and the story was certainly gripping, even though this decidedly is a book of two halves. The miniseries was then shunned for all other home video formats until now. A town like alice dvd region one playable in the us, canada, mexico, etc. A sixpart drama focusing on two prisoners of war helen morse, bryan brown in japanesecontrolled malaya during wwii. 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.
A town like alice has been such an intriguing read. Set against the brutal chaos of world war ii, a love story begins that will take two lovers through a living nightmare of cap. I have the miniseries on tape but set it aside for when i got the flu or something else to keep me in bed for a few days. From the steamy jungles of malaya to the dusty and desolate outback of australia. Its australian success also suggested that people were hungry for feature films about australians, even if a town like alice was a british production. The film does not follow the whole novel, concluding at the end of part two and truncating or omitting much detail. Starring helen morse, bryan brown, gordon jackson, dorothy alison and yuki shimoda. A town like alice by nevil shute norway penguin books. 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. The legacy is a romance novel by nevil shute, published in 1950 when shute had newly settled in australia. We spent 2 nights and 3 days on a working station just outside alice. May 27, 2016 in this special threepart series, veteran australian producer, henry crawford, takes us through the making of one of this countrys most important and groundbreaking television mini series, a town like alice, starring bryan brown and helen morse. 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 is a fivehour 1981 australian television adaptation of nevil shutes novel of the same name.
It is beautifully done and follows the book very closely. A town like alice 1981 miniseries dvd rarefilmsondvd. A town like alice 1980 clip 1 on aso australianscreen. In the united states it was shown on pbs under the masterpiece theatre banner, a rare nonbritish production to be so aired. Moved by the fate of the towns inhabitants, warren risks his fortune and reputation to save the shipyard and restore the town to its former prosperity. During the war, a group of prisoners, mostly women. A town like alice from season 1 at join sign up keep track of your favorite shows and movies, across all your devices. Bryan brown, gordon jackson, dorothy allison, yuki shimoda, helen morse. It takes nevil shute a long time in this novel to get around to the town of alice alice springs actually, and even longer to get around to the town like alice. A town like alice dvd region 1 complete 1981 miniseries. After they are liberated she emigrates to australia to be with him. With helen morse, bryan brown, gordon jackson, dorothy alison. Answered questions 7 i see there is a mini series from 1981 based on this and a movie from 2012 with peter finch.
Paradise road 1997 film film based on the female prisoners of war in sumatra in world war ii. Jean paget, an adolescent englishwoman, becomes romantically involved with a fellow wwii prisoner, joe harmon, in malaya now the western portion of malaysia. Based on nevil shutes international bestselling novel, a town like alice. It was frequently described and sold as australian when released, but apart from the source novel, its use of the town of alice springs, peter finch. Bryan brown, gordon jackson, dorothy allison, yuki shimoda, helen morse, official. This series was only shown once and maybe it was rerun that same year, and never shown again. Meeting in malaya she an attractive young english captive and he a cheerful australian pow tortured for a simple act of kindness. A town like alice 1 is an episode from season 11 of the pbs tv series masterpiece theater in which joe harmon and jean paget fall in love during world war iis japanese occupation of malaya. See more ideas about alice, peter finch and nevil shute. For the 1981 tv miniseries, see a town like alice miniseries. To ask other readers questions about a town like alice, please sign up. A town like alice tv miniseries 1981 plot summary imdb.
This miniseries, based on the novel by nevil shute, tells an epic love story that begins in malaya during the japanese occupation of 194145. His most celebrated novels include pied piper 1942, no highway 1948, a town like alice 1950 and on the beach. A comedy series about the people tasked with creating space force, a new branch of the u. A town like alice is full of history, romance, adventure and beautiful scenery. Bryan brown, gordon jackson, dorothy allison, yuki shimoda, helen morse, official content from new world video movie, a town like. After the war, jean tracks joe down in australia and together they begin to dream of surmounting the past and transforming his onehorse outback town into a thriving community like alice springs 482 pages, with a reading time of 7. The miniseries is a relatively faithful, if slightly steamier, adaptation of nevil shutes popular 1950 novel, a town like alice. A town like alice cries out to be made into a mini series. Jan 02, 2015 a town like alice trailer 1981 director. Answered questions 7 i see there is a miniseries from 1981 based on this and a movie from 2012 with peter finch. Separated first by their captors then by the distance of passing years. A town like alice tells the story of a plucky young englishwoman who becomes a legend in malaya during world war ii, inherits a fortune, marries her true love, and wisely uses her money to transform an australian ghost town into a thriving community. It was one of those movies my mom would put on during a rainy saturday afternoon, like anne of green gables or the sixhour version of pride and prejudice.
From the steamy jungles of malaya to the dusty and desolate outback of australia based on nevil shute international bestselling novel a town like. The night scenes are frustratingly impossible to make out at times, and the story simply does not have the depth that it should have. This mini series, based on the novel by nevil shute, tells an epic love story that begins in malaya during the japanese occupation of 194145. From the excellent 1981 australian miniseries, based on the neville shute novel. Meeting in malaya she an attractive young english captive and he a cheerful australian pow tortured for a simple act of. The alice of the miniseries title a town like alice 1981 refers to the town of alice springs in the northern territory of australia. 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.
Set against the brutal chaos of world war ii, a love story begins that will take two lovers through a living nightmare of captivity, across three continents and two decades. Based on nevil shutes international bestselling novel a town like alice follows the lives of jean paget and joe harman. Good health for all these years has resulted in the tapes gathering dust, unviewed. A town like alice rape of malaya 1956 rotten tomatoes. Dec 01, 2009 during the second world war he joined the royal navy volunteer reserve where he worked on developing secret weapons. A town like alice tv miniseries 1981 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. A town like alice dvd region 1 complete 1981 mini series. A town called alice 1981 trailer angloaustralian mini series highly acclaimed mini series based on the novel of the same name by. As a naval volunteer reservist in the second world war, shute developed antisubmarine missiles and was sent to normandy to chronicle the dday landings. Never commercially release, transferred from vhs to dvd. A town like alice miniseries 1981 australian television adaptation. An interactive animated adventure from matt layzell. The novel was also remade as a miniseries in 1981, directed by david stevens and featuring helen morse and bryan brown in the leading.
A town like alice 1981 added a temporary profile picture. 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. Nevertheless, the quality of this film is not that great. The story is from the book by nevile shute, actually called a town like alice, and is based on a real event that took place in malaya during wwii. Oct 11, 2008 from the excellent 1981 australian miniseries, based on the neville shute novel.
May 17, 2016 in this special threepart series, veteran australian producer, henry crawford, takes us through the making of one of this countrys most important and groundbreaking television mini series, a town like alice, starring bryan brown and helen morse. Meeting in malayashe an attractive young english captive and he a cheerful australian pow tortured for a simple act of kindness. Set in both malaysia and then the australian outback, its easy to see why a town like alice is so well known and a classic. 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.
There was also a miniseries with bryan brown and helen morse in 1981. After the war he continued to write and settled in australia where he lived until his death on 12 january 1960. A town like alice a 1950s exciting story, of a woman who has such success, vision, courage and determination. A town like alice dvd set against the brutal chaos of world war ii, a love story begins that will take two lovers through a living nightmare of captivity, across three continents and two decades. This movie was a tv mini series based on neville shutes book. A town like alice is a 1956 british drama film produced by joseph janni and starring virginia. 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 the greatest literature of all time. Through a series of mishaps, henry warren, a recently divorced city financier, ends up in hospital in a northern town ruined by the closure of its shipyard. Produced by the seven network, and directed by david stevens, it was the second major adaptation of the book. Personally i feel the original title fits the story better i enjoyed a town like alice so much that when my second husband and i traveled to australia in 1999 i insisted we visit the outback, alice springs in particular. A town like alice vhs only as there is no release in dvd of the tv serie is a absolute success to pass on the emotions and the visuals from the book to tv. A warrior kitten must defeat all the monsters on battle island in order to be crowned a champion.
It made me and my family very curious in australias wild land and i really cant recommend this series more. Based on nevil shutes international bestselling novel, a town like alice follows the lives of jean paget and joe harman. The first half deals with the history of jean paget, in which we follow her to malaya under the japanese occupation. Based on nevil shutes international bestselling novel a town like alice. Pbs moviea town called alice fodors travel talk forums. Previously filmed in 1956 with virginia mckenna and peter finch. Tenko tv series 198184 bbc and abc tv series based on the female prisoners of war in singapore during world war ii.
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