| Purple Plain, The | |||||
| MGM / UA (1955) | |||||
| Action, Adventure, Drama, War | |||||
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| Gregory Peck | Squadron Leader Bill Forrester | |
| Win Min Than | Anna | |
| Brenda De Banzie | Miss McNab (the missionary) | |
| Bernard Lee | Dr. Harris | |
| Maurice Denham | Blore (Forrester's tentmate) | |
| Lyndon Brook | Carrington (new navigator) | |
| Anthony Bushell | Col Aldridge | |
| Josephine Griffin | Mrs. Bill Forrester | |
| Ram Gopal | Mr. Phang | |
| Dorothy Alison | Nurse (uncredited) |
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| Producer | John Bryan
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| Writer | Eric Ambler
H.E. Bates |
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Academy Award winner Gregory Peck gives a "commanding and convincing" (Citizen-News) performance in this "exotic" (Mirror-News World War II drama. An "engrossing (Citizen-News) and "visually-alluring (L.A. Examiner) film full of harrowing suspense, The Purple Plain is "something everyone should see" (L.A. Daily News). After his wife is killed during the Blitz, Forrester (Peck) is bent on achieving one thing in the war: his death. But when his plane crash-lands in enemy territory, he realizes that he must save himself in order to guide his two injured companions to safety. As they cross the Burmese desert with no food and little water, Forrester's will to live grows stronger than ever! |
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