Paradise Road

Courage echoes forever.

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.

War Drama History

Glenn Close

(Adrienne Pargiter)

Frances McDormand

(Dr. Verstak)

Pauline Collins

(Daisy 'Margaret' Drummond)

Cate Blanchett

(Susan Macarthy)

Julianna Margulies

(Topsy Merritt)

Jennifer Ehle

(Rosemary Leighton-Jones)

Wendy Hughes

(Mrs. Dickson)

Johanna ter Steege

(Sister Wilhelminia)

Elizabeth Spriggs

(Mrs. Roberts)

Pamela Rabe

(Mrs. Tippler)

Clyde Kusatsu

(Sergeant Tomiashi, 'The Snake')

Stan Egi

(Captain Tanaka)

David Chung

(the interpreter)

Sab Shimono

(Colonel Hirota)

Penne Hackforth-Jones

(Mrs. Pike)

Pauline Chan

(Wing)

Lisa Hensley

(Edna)

Susie Porter

(Oggi)

Anita Hegh

(Bett)

Aden Young

(Bill Seary)

Tessa Humphries

(Celia Roberts)

Lia Scallon

(Mrs. O'Riordan)

Marta Dusseldorp

(Helen van Praagh)

Marijke Mann

(Mrs. Cronje)

Paul Bishop

(Dennis Leighton-Jones)

Stephen O'Rourke

(William Pargiter)

Vincent Ball

(Mr. Dickson)

Nicholas Hammond

(Marty Merritt)

Noel Ferrier

(Robbie Roberts)

Steven Grives

(Westmacott)

Robert Grubb

(Colonel Downes)

Arthur Dignam

(Mr. Pike)

Tanya Bird

(Siobhan O'Riordan)

Alwine Seinen

(Millie)

Kitty Clignett

(Sister Anna)

Shira van Essen

(Antoinette van Praagh)

Yoshi Adachi

(Mr. Moto)

Mitsu Sato

(Rags)

Taka Nagano

(Boris)

John Proper

(Captain Murchison)