Paradise Road

2h 2min

War

Drama

History

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.

Production Companies

Samson Productions

Fox Searchlight Pictures

Village Roadshow

Australian Film Commission

Pacific Film and Television Commission

Cast

Glenn Close

Glenn Close

Adrienne Pargiter
Pauline Collins

Pauline Collins

Daisy 'Margaret' Drummond
Cate Blanchett

Cate Blanchett

Susan Macarthy
Julianna Margulies

Julianna Margulies

Topsy Merritt
Jennifer Ehle

Jennifer Ehle

Rosemary Leighton-Jones
Wendy Hughes

Wendy Hughes

Mrs. Dickson
Johanna ter Steege

Johanna ter Steege

Sister Wilhelminia
Elizabeth Spriggs

Elizabeth Spriggs

Mrs. Roberts
Pamela Rabe

Pamela Rabe

Mrs. Tippler
Clyde Kusatsu

Clyde Kusatsu

Sergeant Tomiashi, 'The Snake'
Stan Egi

Stan Egi

Captain Tanaka
David Chung

David Chung

the interpreter
Sab Shimono

Sab Shimono

Colonel Hirota
Aden Young

Aden Young

Bill Seary
Tessa Humphries

Tessa Humphries

Celia Roberts
Lia Scallon

Lia Scallon

Mrs. O'Riordan
Marta Dusseldorp

Marta Dusseldorp

Helen van Praagh
Marijke Mann

Marijke Mann

Mrs. Cronje
Paul Bishop

Paul Bishop

Dennis Leighton-Jones
Stephen O'Rourke

Stephen O'Rourke

William Pargiter
Vincent Ball

Vincent Ball

Mr. Dickson
Nicholas Hammond

Nicholas Hammond

Marty Merritt
Noel Ferrier

Noel Ferrier

Robbie Roberts
Steven Grives

Steven Grives

Westmacott
Robert Grubb

Robert Grubb

Colonel Downes
Tanya Bird

Tanya Bird

Siobhan O'Riordan
Kitty Clignett

Kitty Clignett

Sister Anna
Shira van Essen

Shira van Essen

Antoinette van Praagh
Yoshi Adachi

Yoshi Adachi

Mr. Moto
John Proper

John Proper

Captain Murchison

Release date

11th Feb 1997

Status

Released

Spoken languages

Nederlands, Bahasa melayu, 日本語, English