A Town Like Alice (1956, b/w) Film4, 1.10pm ★★★★★

After being captured by the Imperial Japanese Army, a group of women and children are led on a brutal march across Malaysia in this harrowing Second World War drama, based on Nevil Shute’s powerful 1950 novel. One young woman (Virginia Mckenna, on gripping form) is befriended by an Australian fellow prisoner (Peter Finch) who risks his life to aid her. An authentic, timeless wartime classic.