Paradise Road (1997 film)

Paradise Road
Theatrical release poster
Directed byBruce Beresford
Screenplay byBruce Beresford
Story byDavid Giles
Martin Meader
Based onThe diaries of
Betty Jeffrey
Produced bySue Milliken
StarringGlenn Close
Frances McDormand
Pauline Collins
Cate Blanchett
Jennifer Ehle
Julianna Margulies
CinematographyPeter James
Edited byTim Wellburn
Music byRoss Edwards
Distributed byRoadshow Film Distributors (Australia and New Zealand) [1]
Fox Searchlight Pictures (International)
Release dates
  • 11 April 1997 (1997-04-11) (United States)
  • 5 June 1997 (1997-06-05) (Australia)
Running time
122 minutes
CountryAustralia
LanguagesEnglish
Japanese
Dutch
Chinese
Malay
Budget$19 million[2]
Box office$4 million (Australia/US)

Paradise Road is a 1997 Australian war film directed by Bruce Beresford, about a group of English, American, Dutch, and Australian women who are imprisoned by the Japanese in Sumatra during World War II. It stars Glenn Close, Frances McDormand, Pauline Collins, Julianna Margulies, Jennifer Ehle, Cate Blanchett in her feature film debut, and Elizabeth Spriggs. The film received mixed reviews from critics.

  1. ^ "Paradise Road (said to be the Director's Cut) (35mm)". Australian Classification Board. 30 August 2019. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  2. ^ Milliken p 224