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The Purple Plain

Robert Parrish

1954 • 1h 38m

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 c...

The Purple Plain

Cast

Gregory Peck

Gregory PeckBill Forrester

Win Min Than

Win Min ThanAnna

Brenda De Banzie

Brenda De BanzieMiss McNab

Bernard Lee

Bernard LeeDr. Harris

Maurice Denham

Maurice DenhamBlore

Lyndon Brook

Lyndon BrookCarrington

Anthony Bushell

Anthony BushellAldridge

Josephine Griffin

Josephine GriffinMrs. Forrester

Ram Gopal

Ram GopalMr. Phang

Jack McNaughton

Jack McNaughtonSergeant (uncredited)

Harold SiddonsInjured Navigator (uncredited)

Mya Mya SpencerDorothy (uncredited)

John A. TinnJeweler (uncredited)

Soo Ah WongSmoking Old Woman (uncredited)

Lane MeddickRadio Operator (uncredited)

Crew

Robert Parrish

Robert ParrishDirector

Eric Ambler

Eric AmblerScreenplay

Earl St. John

Earl St. JohnExecutive Producer

John Bryan

John BryanProducer

Geoffrey Unsworth

Geoffrey UnsworthDirector of Photography

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