Feb 11, 1997
122 min
Full-HD

Paradise Road (1997)

A group of English, American, Dutch and Australian women creates a vocal orchestra while being imprisoned in a Japanese POW camp on Sumatra during World War II.

Category

War Drama History

Country

Australia United States of America

Companies

Samson Productions Fox Searchlight Pictures Village Roadshow Australian Film Commission Pacific Film and Television Commission

Glenn Close

Adrienne Pargiter

Frances McDormand

Dr. Verstak

Pauline Collins

Daisy 'Margaret' Drummond

Cate Blanchett

Susan Macarthy

Julianna Margulies

Topsy Merritt

Jennifer Ehle

Rosemary Leighton-Jones

Wendy Hughes

Mrs. Dickson

Johanna ter Steege

Sister Wilhelminia

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