Paradise Road (1997)

Overview · Where to watch · Cast & crew · Reviews

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.

• Released: 1997-02-11
• Genres: War, Drama, History
• Runtime: 2h 2m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.3/10 from 95 votes

Directed by Bruce Beresford.

Top 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

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Paradise Road

• United States: watch free on Hoopla; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, YouTube
• Canada: stream on Disney Plus; watch free on Hoopla; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video
• Australia: rent on JustWatch TV Store, Apple TV Store, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video

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