A beautifully acted and moving World War 2 film based on the 1950 novel of the same name by Nevil Shute, who was born in England but based in Australia after the war. The film tells the story of Jean Paget, exquisitely played by Virginia McKenna, a young English woman who becomes a prisoner of war in Malaya. Along the way, she is helped by an Australian soldier, played by the great actor Peter Finch. The book is also known as The Legacy, which refers to the heartfelt dreams they have for a world of peace following the war.