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Paradise Road (1997)

R 122 min  -  Drama | History | War  -   11 April 1997 (USA)
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Fact-based recounting of a group of women who are imprisoned on the island of Sumatra by the Japanese during World War II and used music as a relief to their misery.

Director:

Bruce Beresford

Writers:

David Giles (story), Martin Meader (story), and 2 more credits »
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Glenn Close ...
Adrienne Pargiter
Frances McDormand ...
Dr. Verstak
Pauline Collins ...
Daisy 'Margaret' Drummond
Cate Blanchett ...
Susan Macarthy
Jennifer Ehle ...
Rosemary Leighton-Jones
Julianna Margulies ...
Topsy Merritt
Wendy Hughes ...
Mrs. Dickson
Johanna ter Steege ...
Sister Wilhelminia (as Johanna Ter Steege)
Elizabeth Spriggs Elizabeth Spriggs ...
Mrs. Roberts
Pamela Rabe Pamela Rabe ...
Mrs. Tippler
Clyde Kusatsu ...
Sergeant Tomiashi, 'The Snake'
Stan Egi ...
Captain Tanaka
David Chung David Chung ...
The Interpreter
Sab Shimono ...
Colonel Hirota
Penne Hackforth-Jones Penne Hackforth-Jones ...
Mrs. Pike
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Storyline

The group of women from different countries and social levels are prisoners in a Japanese POW camp, where one of them, Adrienne, who is a graduate of the Royal Academy of Music, organizes a vocal band in spite of their guards resistance. Written by Anonymous  

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Plot Keywords:

Japanese | Singapore | Sumatra | Prison Camp | Island  | See more »

Genres:

Drama | History | War

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for prisoner of war brutality and violence See all certifications »

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Details

Country:

Australia | USA

Language:

English | Japanese | Dutch | Malay

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

A Estrada do Paraíso See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$16,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$62,518 (USA) (13 April 1997) (9 Screens)

Gross:

$1,921,471 (USA) (1 June 1997)
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

 | (FMC Library Print)

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Black and White  | Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1
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Trivia

From her memory, in the actual P.O.W camp, Margaret Dryburgh wrote down and arranged the music for the vocal orchestra from works by the likes of such composers as Ludwig van Beethoven, Frederick Chopin and Claude Debussy. See more »

Goofs

Factual errors: An early night scene of the women swimming ashore (set in the week after 10 February 1942) shows the full moon. The moon was between last quarter and new moon that week. See more »

Quotes

Captain Tanaka: So no more heroic singing from your ladies.
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Connections

Referenced in "Millennium: Goodbye to All That (#3.22)" (1999) See more »

Soundtracks

"Londonderry Air"
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