Paradise Road

Paradise Road

122 mins | Drama, War, History | Feb. 11, 1997

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.

Paradise Road

122 mins | Drama, War, History | Feb. 11, 1997

Paradise Road
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.
IMDb rating 6.8
Producers Fox Searchlight Pictures, Samson Productions, Village Roadshow Entertainment
Original title Paradise Road
Directors Noni Roy, Jane Griffin, Colin Fletcher, James McTeigue, Bruce Beresford, Carolynne Cunningham
Writers Bruce Beresford

Cast

Glenn Close

as Adrienne Pargiter

Frances McDormand

as Dr. Verstak

Pauline Collins

as Daisy 'Margaret' Drummond

Cate Blanchett

as Susan Macarthy

Julianna Margulies

as Topsy Merritt

Jennifer Ehle

as Rosemary Leighton-Jones

Wendy Hughes

as Mrs. Dickson

Johanna ter Steege

as Sister Wilhelminia

Elizabeth Spriggs

as Mrs. Roberts

Pamela Rabe

as Mrs. Tippler

Clyde Kusatsu

as Sergeant Tomiashi, 'The Snake'

Stan Egi

as Captain Tanaka

David Chung

as the interpreter

Sab Shimono

as Colonel Hirota

Penne Hackforth-Jones

as Mrs. Pike

Pauline Chan

as Wing

Lisa Hensley

as Edna

Susie Porter

as Oggi

Anita Hegh

as Bett

Aden Young

as Bill Seary