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.
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Cast
40 people
Glenn Close
Adrienne Pargiter
Known for
101 Dalmatians
What Happened to Monday
Frances McDormand
Dr. Verstak
Known for
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Fargo
Pauline Collins
Daisy 'Margaret' Drummond
Known for
Bleak House
Shirley Valentine
Cate Blanchett
Susan Macarthy
Known for
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
How to Train Your Dragon 2
Julianna Margulies
Topsy Merritt
Known for
ER
The Morning Show
Jennifer Ehle
Rosemary Leighton-Jones
Known for
Fifty Shades of Grey
Lioness
Wendy Hughes
Mrs. Dickson
Known for
My Brilliant Career
The Man Who Sued God
Johanna ter Steege
Sister Wilhelminia
Known for
The Vanishing
Immortal Beloved
Elizabeth Spriggs
Mrs. Roberts
Known for
Sense and Sensibility
Lady Chatterley's Lover
Pamela Rabe
Mrs. Tippler
Known for
Wentworth
Deadloch
Clyde Kusatsu
Sergeant Tomiashi, 'The Snake'
Known for
A Man on the Inside
Pantheon
Stan Egi
Captain Tanaka
Known for
Rising Sun
The Bondsman
Bruce Beresford Director · Ross Edwards Composer Peter James Cinematographer
Worldwide gross $2M · Budget $16M · United States release April 11, 1997
Box office
Budget
$16,000,000
Worldwide gross
$2,007,100
Gross vs. budget
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Production
Samson Productions
Production
Fox Searchlight Pictures
Production
Village Roadshow
Production
Australian Film Commission
Production
Pacific Film and Television Commission
Production
Fox 2000 Pictures
Production
Village Roadshow Entertainment
Production
Australia · United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
Dutch · English · Japanese · Malay
Release dates
Australia · February 11, 1997
Theatrical
United States · April 11, 1997
Theatrical
Czechia
March 1, 1998 · Physical
France
January 14, 1998 · Theatrical
March 13, 2001 · Physical · DVD
June 11, 2021 · Digital · Disney+
Germany
November 20, 1997 · Theatrical
Italy
September 26, 1997 · Theatrical
South Korea
August 15, 1997 · Theatrical
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