Paradise Road (1997 film)
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Paradise Road is a 1997 Australian war film that tells the story of a group of English, American, Dutch and Australian women who are imprisoned by the Japanese in Sumatra during World War II. It was directed by Bruce Beresford and stars Glenn Close as Adrienne Pargiter, (based on Norah Chambers[3][4]), Frances McDormand as the brash Dr. Verstak, Pauline Collins as missionary Margaret Drummond (based on missionary Margaret Dryburgh), Julianna Margulies as U.S. socialite Topsy Merritt, Jennifer Ehle as British doyenne and model Rosemary Leighton Jones, Cate Blanchett as Australian nurse Susan McCarthy and Elizabeth Spriggs as dowager Imogene Roberts.
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Directed by | Bruce Beresford |
Screenplay by | Bruce Beresford |
Story by | David Giles Martin Meader |
Based on | The diaries of Betty Jeffrey |
Produced by | Sue Milliken |
Starring | Glenn Close Frances McDormand Pauline Collins Cate Blanchett Jennifer Ehle Julianna Margulies |
Cinematography | Peter James |
Edited by | Tim Wellburn |
Music by | Ross Edwards |
Distributed by | Roadshow Film Distributors (Australia and New Zealand) [1] Fox Searchlight Pictures (International) |
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Running time | 122 minutes |
Country | Australia |
Languages | English Japanese Dutch Chinese Malay |
Budget | $19 million[2] |
Box office | $4 million (Australia/US) |