Come See the Paradise

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.

Format
Movie
Episodes
1
Episode Duration
133 mins
Status
Finished
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Type
Movie
Format
Movie
Episodes
1
Episode Duration
133 mins
Status
Finished
Start Date
Aug 17, 1990
Season
1990
Average Score
63%
Mean Score
63%
Ratings
59
Popularity
59
Favorites
0
Reviews
0
Producers
20th Century Fox
Genres
Drama, Romance, History
Country
United States

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Description

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.

Immersion

Japanese

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Staff

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