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Come See the Paradise

In 1942 over 100,000 Americans were interned in prison camps. In America.

1990★ 6.3 · 592h 13mDramaRomanceHistory

Overview

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.

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Cast

Dennis Quaid
as Jack McGurn

Colm Meaney
as Gerry McGurn

Tamlyn Tomita
as Lily Kawamura

Pruitt Taylor Vince
as Augie Farrell

Michael York
as Dance Hall Band

Allan Graf
as Theatre Man #2

Becky Ann Baker
as Marge McGurn

Shizuko Hoshi
as Mrs. Kawamura

Kim Robillard
as Road Block Soldier

Sab Shimono
as Mr. Kawamura

Joe Lisi
as Detective

Ben Slack
as Farmer

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Release date: 1990-08-17

Runtime: 2h 13m

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DramaRomanceHistory

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