A Town Like Alice DVD (2017) Peter Finch, Lee (DIR) cert PG Title: A Town Like Alice Leading Actor: Peter Finch Region: Region 2 Duration: 112 mins Format: DVD / Normal Type: DVD No. of Discs: 1 disc(s) Studio / Publisher: Spirit Entertainment UK Release Date: 06 Mar 2017 Edition: Normal BAFTA Award-winning film based on Nevil Shute’s bestselling novel. A group of British POW women are led through the Malayan jungle by the Japanese during World War II. As a group they come to terms with the hardships they have to endure and are befriended by an Australian prisoner who dreams of returning to his home town, Alice Springs.