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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. From the steamy jungles of Malaya to the dusty and desolate outback of Australia. Based on Nevil Shute's international bestselling novel A TOWN LIKE ALICE follows the lives of Jean Paget and Joe Harman. Meeting in Malaya - she an attractive young English captive and he a cheerful Australian POW tortured for a simple act of kindness. Separated first by their captors then by the distance of passing years, the two are finally reunited in the rugged outback of Australia-to face a challenge every bit as demanding as their wartime trials.

Country: Australia

Type: scripted

Status: Ended

Language: English

Release Date: June 15, 1981

Also Known As: Sti skia mias megalis agapis, Fem sorte hønsГород, похожий на Элис, Fem svarta höns, Una ciudad como Alice, Nevil Shute's A Town Like Alice, Viisi mustaa kanaa, A Town Like Alice, Der lange Weg nach Alice Springs |  See more »

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Production Co: Mariner Films, 7 Network, The Australian Film Commission, Victorian Film

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Season 1

1981 | 3 Episodes

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