
American-bornAgnesKeith(Colbert)andherBritishhusbandHarryKeith(PatricKnowles)liveacushionedcoloniallifeinNorthBorneowiththeiryoungsonGeorgein1942.KeithistheonlyAmericaninSandakan.WorriedabouttherumorssurroundingJapaneseinvasion,HarryasksAgnesifshewouldleavefortheUnitedStatesalongwithGeorge.AgnesrepliesthatshewouldsentGeorgebutnotgoherself.Inthemeantime,thePearlHarborattacktakesplace.JapanesesoldiersledbyColonelSuga(SessueHayakawa)capturetheplace.SugaisfluentinEnglishandhasreadabookonBorneoauthoredbyMrs.Keith.DuringtheJapaneseinvasionofSandakan,Agneshasamiscarriage.Europeanslivingtherearemovedtoprisoncamps.HarrylivesinthecampmeantformenwhileGeorgeandAgnesliveinanothercamp.Afterafewdays,womenandchildrenaretakentoanothercamp.<br/> WhenCol.Sugaismadein-chargeofallthecampsintheregionhevisitstheonewhereAgneslivesandaskshertoautographabook'scopyhehadobtainedfromherhouse.Agnesdoesso.Thecampguardsareverycruelandoppressive.ThisisseenwhentheyshootagroupofAustralianmenwhotriedtocrossthewirefences.OneofthemattacksAgnesandshecomplainstoSuga,whothenasksLieutenantNekatatoinvestigateinthematter.However,Agnesisnotabletoidentifyherassailant.NekataagainaskshertoidentifytheassailantandafterAgnesfailstodosohegivesheradocumenttosign.Sherefusestodosoandisthereforetortured.In1945JapansurrendersandSuga'sfamilydiesintheHiroshimabombing.HeisarrestedbyAustraliansoldiersandtheKeithfamilyfinallyreunites.






