The Purple Plain (1954)
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, who consider him a madman. Dr. Harris, the squadron physician, is determined to help him heal his tormented soul.
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Gregory Peck
as Bill Forrester
as Bill Forrester
Win Min Than
as Anna
as Anna
Brenda De Banzie
as Miss McNab
as Miss McNab
Bernard Lee
as Dr. Harris
as Dr. Harris
Maurice Denham
as Blore
as Blore
Lyndon Brook
as Carrington
as Carrington
Anthony Bushell
as Aldridge
as Aldridge
Josephine Griffin
as Mrs. Forrester
as Mrs. Forrester
Ram Gopal
as Mr. Phang
as Mr. Phang
Jack McNaughton
as Sergeant (uncredited)
as Sergeant (uncredited)
Harold Siddons
as Injured Navigator (uncredited)
as Injured Navigator (uncredited)
Mya Mya Spencer
as Dorothy (uncredited)
as Dorothy (uncredited)
John A. Tinn
as Jeweler (uncredited)
as Jeweler (uncredited)
Soo Ah Wong
as Smoking Old Woman (uncredited)
as Smoking Old Woman (uncredited)
Lane Meddick
as Radio Operator (uncredited)
as Radio Operator (uncredited)
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Eric Ambler
Screenplay
Screenplay
Robert Parrish
Director
Director
Eric Boyd-Perkins
Sound Editor
Sound Editor
Earl St. John
Executive Producer
Executive Producer
John Bryan
Producer
Producer
H. E. Bates
Novel
Novel
Clive Donner
Editor
Editor
Charles Staffell
Special Effects
Special Effects
Harry Miller
Sound Editor
Sound Editor
Jack Maxsted
Art Direction
Art Direction
Arthur Alcott
Production Supervisor
Production Supervisor
Dario Simoni
Set Dresser
Set Dresser
John Veale
Original Music Composer
Original Music Composer
Geoffrey Unsworth
Director of Photography
Director of Photography
David W. Orton
Assistant Director
Assistant Director
Roy Goddard
Production Manager
Production Manager
Bill Warrington
Special Effects
Special Effects
Muir Mathieson
Conductor
Conductor
Geoffrey Rodway
Makeup Designer
Makeup Designer
Iris Tilley
Hair Designer
Hair Designer
James Bawden
Camera Operator
Camera Operator
Gordon K. McCallum
Sound Recordist
Sound Recordist
Joan Foster
Continuity
Continuity
Dudley Messenger
Sound Recordist
Sound Recordist
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