War ·Drama · United States of America · 1950 · 1h 46m

Three Came Home

Director

Cast

Claudette Colbert as Agnes Newton Keith Patric Knowles as Harry Keith Florence Desmond as Betty Sommers Sessue Hayakawa as Colonel Michio Suga Sylvia Andrew as Henrietta Mark Keuning as George Keith

Crew

Milton Krasner — Director of Photography Dorothy Spencer — Editor Hugo Friedhofer — Original Music Composer Nunnally Johnson — Screenplay Nunnally Johnson — Producer

Tagline

The true story of one woman's personal experience!

Synopsis

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.

Mood & Themes

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

Key Collaborators

Jean Negulesco Director Milton Krasner Director of Photography Dorothy Spencer Editor Hugo Friedhofer Original Music Composer Nunnally Johnson Screenplay Nunnally Johnson Producer

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