A Town Like Alice

A Town Like Alice

NR Limited Series 1981 · 3 eps · ★ 7.9 · Drama, War & Politics

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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.

Directed by David Stevens · Written by Rosemary Anne Sisson

Network: Seven Network

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