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Three Came Home (1950)

APPROVED  106 min  -  War | Drama   -  20 February 1950 (USA)
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The true story of Agnes Newton Keith's imprisonment in several Japanese prisoner-of-war camps from 1941 to the end of WWII... See full summary »

Director:

Jean Negulesco

Writers:

Nunnally Johnson (screenplay), Agnes Newton Keith (book)

Stars:

Claudette Colbert, Patric Knowles and Florence Desmond
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Cast

Complete credited cast:
Claudette Colbert ...
Patric Knowles Patric Knowles ...
Harry Keith
Florence Desmond Florence Desmond ...
Betty Sommers
Sessue Hayakawa ...
Colonel Suga
Sylvia Andrew Sylvia Andrew ...
Henrietta
Mark Keuning Mark Keuning ...
George Keith
Phyllis Morris Phyllis Morris ...
Sister Rose
Howard Chuman Howard Chuman ...
Lieutenant Nekata
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The true story of Agnes Newton Keith's imprisonment in several Japanese prisoner-of-war camps from 1941 to the end of WWII. Separated from her husband and with a young son to care for she has many difficulties to face. Written by Col Needham <col@imdb.com>  

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Prisoner Of War | Japanese | Air Raid Siren | Malnutrition | Death  | See more »

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The story of one woman's confinement in a WW II Japanese prison camp

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War | Drama

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Country:

USA

Language:

English | Japanese

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Also Known As:

Captives à Bornéo See more »

Filming Locations:

Sandakan, Sandakan Division, Sabah, Malaysia

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Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation See more »
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Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Recording)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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Trivia

Writer-Producer Nunnally Johnson wanted this film adaptation of the book by Agnes Newton Keith to be true to the memoir and realistically capture the harrowing ordeal of Keith and her fellow POWs. This unrelenting ordeal included degradation, violence, starvation, torture, and rape. Actress Claudette Colbert playing Agnes Newton Keith in this movie agreed with Johnson's philosophy for the film. See more »

Goofs

Anachronisms: The Ford Prefect shown in one of the opening scenes is a postwar model. See more »

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Soundtracks

"There's a Long, Long Trail"
(uncredited)
Music by Zo Elliott
Lyrics by Stoddard King
Sung by the women in the camp See more »