The Purple Plain
An 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, who consider him a madman. Dr. Harris, the squadron physician, is determined to help him heal his tormented soul.
The Purple Plain
September 14, 1954
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Cast (15)
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)
Crew (24)
Directing
Writing
H. E. Bates
Novel
Eric Ambler
Screenplay
Production
Arthur Alcott
Production Supervisor
Roy Goddard
Production Manager
Earl St. John
Executive Producer
John Bryan
Producer
Sound
Muir Mathieson
Conductor
Harry Miller
Sound Editor
Eric Boyd-Perkins
Sound Editor
Gordon K. McCallum
Sound Recordist
Dudley Messenger
Sound Recordist
John Veale
Original Music Composer
Art
Dario Simoni
Set Dresser
Jack Maxsted
Art Direction
Camera
James Bawden
Camera Operator
Geoffrey Unsworth
Director of Photography
Costume & Make-Up
Geoffrey Rodway
Makeup Designer
Iris Tilley
Hair Designer
Crew
Bill Warrington
Special Effects
Charles Staffell
Special Effects
Editing
Clive Donner
Editor