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Three Came Home( 1950)

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The true story of one woman's personal experience!

Overview

Borneo, 1941, during World War II. When the Japanese occupy the island, American writer Agnes Newton Keith is separated from her husband and imprisoned with her son in a prison camp run by the enigmatic Colonel Suga.

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      Claudette Colbert

      Agnes Newton Keith

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      Patric Knowles

      Harry Keith

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      Florence Desmond

      Betty Sommers

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      Sessue Hayakawa

      Colonel Michio Suga

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      Sylvia Andrew

      Henrietta

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      Mark Keuning

      George Keith

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      Phyllis Morris

      Sister Rose

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      Howard Chuman

      Lieutenant Nekata

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      Patrick Whyte

      Englishman

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      Jerry Fujikawa

      Japanese Soldier

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      Lee MacGregor

      Sailor

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      John Burton

      Elderly Resident (uncredited)

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      Siti Zainab

      Woman Prisoner (uncredited)

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    A review by CinemaSerf

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    Written by CinemaSerf on Sun Apr 17 2022
    If anyone ever watched the acclaimed BBC series of the 1980s "Tenko", then they might well appreciate the hardships that women had to endure at the hands (or the canes) of their Japanese occupiers. That oppression is well illustrated in this dark drama from Jean Negulesco. Claudette Colbert ("Mrs. Keith") is an American writer, married to a British colonial official when they are invaded. She is separated from husband "Harry" (Patric Knowles) and is soon, together with her young son "George" (Mark Keuning) interned in the most basic of camps with the other women of her community. Sessue Hayakaw...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

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    Revenue

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    Keywords

    • world war ii
    • prisoner of war
    • based on true story
    • borneo
    • japanese occupation
    • war effort
    • internment camp
    • woman in peril
    • prisoner of war camp