La mia vita comincia in Malesia (1956)
Una donna inglese "nuova ricca" torna in Malaysia per costruire un pozzo per gli abitanti del villaggio che l'hanno aiutata durante la guerra quando era prigioniera dei giapponesi che avevano invaso la , allora, colonia britannica. Con dei flash back ricorda l'uomo australiano, il sergente Joe Harman, che fece grandi sacrifici per aiutare lei ed i suoi compagni di prigionia. Decide di recarsi in Australia per trovarlo, durante il suo viaggio, visita la città di Alice Springs, dove Joe era vissuto prima della guerra, ed è molto colpita dalla qualità della vita nella piccola città...
Direttore:
Jack Lee
Scrittori:
W.P. Lipscomb, Richard Mason.
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Virginia McKenna as Jean Paget |
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Peter Finch as Joe Harman |
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Tran Van Khe as Captain Sugaya |
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Jean Anderson as Miss Horsefall |
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Marie Lohr as Mrs. Dudley Frost |
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Maureen Swanson as Ellen |
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Renée Houston as Ebbey |
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Nora Nicholson as Mrs. Frith |
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Eileen Moore as Mrs. Holland |
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John Fabian as Mr. Holland |
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Vincent Ball as Ben |
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Vu Ngoc Tuan as Captain Yanata |
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Kenji Takaki as Japanese Sergeant |
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Tim Turner as British Sergeant |
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Munesato Yamada as Captain Takata |
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Otokichi Ikeda as Kempetei Sergeant |
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Geoffrey Keen as Solicitor |
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June Shaw as Mrs Graham |
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Virginia Clay as Mrs Knowles |
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Bay White as Mrs Davies |
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Edwina Carroll as Fatima |
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Sanny Bin Hussan as Mat Amin |
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Margaret Eaden as Jane |
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Dominic Lieven as Michael Rhodes |
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Peter John as Timothy |
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Meg Buckenham as Mary Graham |
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Sam Kydd as Australian Driver |
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Russell Napier as Jack Burns |
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Martin Voss as Passenger |
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Ernest Blyth as Prisoner (uncredited) |
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Norman Morris as Prisoner |
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John Wilder as Prisoner (uncredited) |
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Ah Chong Choy as Malay Driver |
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Garard Green as Australian POW |
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Eric D. Henderson as Australian POW |
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Charles Gilliard as Prisoner |
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Charles Rayford as |
| Writing | Nevil Shute | Novel |
| Directing | Jack Lee | Director |
| Writing | W.P. Lipscomb | Screenplay |
| Writing | Richard Mason | Screenplay |
| Sound | Matyas Seiber | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Geoffrey Unsworth | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Sidney Hayers | Editor |
| Art | Alex Vetchinsky | Art Direction |
| Production | Joseph Janni | Producer |
| Production | Earl St. John | Executive Producer |