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Cast

Gregory Peck

Gregory Peck

Bill Forrester

Win Min Than

Win Min Than

Anna

Brenda De Banzie

Brenda De Banzie

Miss McNab

Bernard Lee

Bernard Lee

Dr. Harris

Maurice Denham

Maurice Denham

Blore

Lyndon Brook

Lyndon Brook

Carrington

Anthony Bushell

Anthony Bushell

Aldridge

Josephine Griffin

Josephine Griffin

Mrs. Forrester

Ram Gopal

Ram Gopal

Mr. Phang

Jack McNaughton

Jack McNaughton

Sergeant (uncredited)

Harold Siddons

Harold Siddons

Injured Navigator (uncredited)

Mya Mya Spencer

Mya Mya Spencer

Dorothy (uncredited)

John A. Tinn

John A. Tinn

Jeweler (uncredited)

Soo Ah Wong

Soo Ah Wong

Smoking Old Woman (uncredited)

Lane Meddick

Lane Meddick

Radio Operator (uncredited)

Crew

Eric Ambler

Eric Ambler

Screenplay

Robert Parrish

Robert Parrish

Director

Eric Boyd-Perkins

Eric Boyd-Perkins

Sound Editor

Earl St. John

Earl St. John

Executive Producer

John Bryan

John Bryan

Producer

Clive Donner

Clive Donner

Editor

H. E. Bates

H. E. Bates

Novel

Arthur Alcott

Arthur Alcott

Production Supervisor

Gordon K. McCallum

Gordon K. McCallum

Sound Recordist

Charles Staffell

Charles Staffell

Special Effects

Jack Maxsted

Jack Maxsted

Art Direction

Dudley Messenger

Dudley Messenger

Sound Recordist

Bill Warrington

Bill Warrington

Special Effects

Roy Goddard

Roy Goddard

Production Manager

David W. Orton

David W. Orton

Assistant Director

Harry Miller

Harry Miller

Sound Editor

Geoffrey Unsworth

Geoffrey Unsworth

Director of Photography

Iris Tilley

Iris Tilley

Hair Designer

Dario Simoni

Dario Simoni

Set Dresser

Geoffrey Rodway

Geoffrey Rodway

Makeup Designer

Joan Foster

Joan Foster

Continuity

John Veale

John Veale

Original Music Composer

Muir Mathieson

Muir Mathieson

Conductor

James Bawden

James Bawden

Camera Operator

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The Purple Plain

19546.5 / 1098 min
Drama, Adventure, War

Overview

His peak of adventure!

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.