
Film
Come See the Paradise
1990· R· 2h 13m· Drama· History· Romance
“In 1942 over 100,000 Americans were interned in prison camps. In America.”
In this drama from director Alan Parker, on-the-lam Jack McGurn flees to Los Angeles and takes a job as a projectionist at a movie theater owned by a Japanese-American man. Jack falls for the owner's daughter, Lily, but they are forced to elope to Seattle when her father forbids the relationship. The couple marry and have a daughter, but when World War II breaks out, Jack is powerless to stop his new family's forced internment.
1990-08-17
Cast & Characters
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Key Crew
DirectorAlan Parker
WriterAlan Parker
ProducerRobert F. Colesberry
Director of PhotographyMichael Seresin
Original Music ComposerRandy Edelman
EditorGerry Hambling
Full cast & crew (30 cast · 31 crew)
Details
Released1990-08-17
Runtime2h 13m · R
StatusReleased
Studios20th Century Fox
LanguagesJapanese · English
CountriesUnited States of America
Rating6.3/10 · 59 votes
Original languageen
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