The Purple Plain

The Purple Plain
1954DramaAdventureWar98 mins
★★★★★

Plot

A RAF airfield in Burma in 1945, during World War II. Canadian bomber pilot Bill Forrester is a bitter man who lives haunted by a tragic past. He has became a reckless warrior, and is feared by his comrades, wh... read more

  • Robert Parrish

    Director

  • Eric Ambler

    Screenplay

  • H. E. Bates

    Novel

  • Geoffrey Unsworth

    Director of Photography

  • Clive Donner

    Editor

  • Gregory Peck

    Bill Forrester

  • Win Min Than

    Anna

  • Brenda De Banzie

    Miss McNab

  • Bernard Lee

    Dr. Harris

  • Maurice Denham

    Blore

  • Lyndon Brook

    Carrington

  • Anthony Bushell

    Aldridge

  • Josephine Griffin

    Mrs. Forrester

  • Ram Gopal

    Mr. Phang

  • Jack McNaughton

    Sergeant (uncredited)

  • Harold Siddons

    Injured Navigator (uncredited)

  • Mya Mya Spencer

    Dorothy (uncredited)

  • John A. Tinn

    Jeweler (uncredited)

  • Soo Ah Wong

    Smoking Old Woman (uncredited)

  • Lane Meddick

    Radio Operator (uncredited)

    • 4.0

    Runtime

    98 minutes

    Released

    1954-09-14

    Languages

    English

    Countries

    United Kingdom

    Studios

    Two Cities Films

    Sound

  • John Veale

    Original Music Composer

    • Updated

    103 days ago

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