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The Purple Plain

  • 1954
  • Approved
  • 1h 40m
IMDb RATING
6.5/10
2.5K
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Gregory Peck and Win Min Than in The Purple Plain (1954)
ActionAdventureDramaWar

In World War II Burma, a Canadian bomber pilot becomes reckless after losing his bride in a Luftwaffe air raid.In World War II Burma, a Canadian bomber pilot becomes reckless after losing his bride in a Luftwaffe air raid.In World War II Burma, a Canadian bomber pilot becomes reckless after losing his bride in a Luftwaffe air raid.

  • Director
    • Robert Parrish
  • Writers
    • H.E. Bates
    • Eric Ambler
  • Stars
    • Gregory Peck
    • Bernard Lee
    • Win Min Than
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    • IMDb RATING
    6.5/10
    2.5K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Robert Parrish
    • Writers
      • H.E. Bates
      • Eric Ambler
    • Stars
      • Gregory Peck
      • Bernard Lee
      • Win Min Than
    • 43User reviews
    • 13Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 4 BAFTA Awards
      • 4 nominations total

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    Gregory Peck
    Gregory Peck
    • Squadron Leader Bill Forrester
    Bernard Lee
    Bernard Lee
    • Dr. Harris
    Win Min Than
    Win Min Than
    • Anna
    Brenda de Banzie
    Brenda de Banzie
    • Miss McNab
    • (as Brenda De Banzie)
    Maurice Denham
    Maurice Denham
    • Blore
    Lyndon Brook
    Lyndon Brook
    • Carrington
    Anthony Bushell
    Anthony Bushell
    • Group Captain Aldridge
    Josephine Griffin
    Josephine Griffin
    • Mrs. Bill Forrester
    Ram Gopal
    • Mr. Phang
    Dorothy Alison
    Dorothy Alison
    • Nurse
    • (uncredited)
    Peter Arne
    Peter Arne
    • Flight Lieutenant
    • (uncredited)
    Ernest Blyth
    • Man Dancing at Wedding
    • (uncredited)
    Kurt Christian
    Kurt Christian
      Richard Duke
      • Nightclub Patron on Dance Floor
      • (uncredited)
      Jack McNaughton
      • Sgt. Ralph Brown
      • (uncredited)
      Lane Meddick
      • Radio Operator
      • (uncredited)
      Harold Siddons
      • Navigator Williams
      • (uncredited)
      Mya Mya Spencer
      • Dorothy
      • (uncredited)
      • Director
        • Robert Parrish
      • Writers
        • H.E. Bates
        • Eric Ambler
      • All cast & crew
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      • Trivia
        Win Min Than's husband was so jealous about losing her to the film's "decadent" Hollywood star Gregory Peck, he ordered his wife to eat garlic before romantic scenes with Peck. Fortunately, the production crew was able to convince her husband that Peck and the others were respectful of her so he went home leaving her to finish the picture in peace.
      • Goofs
        When Peck's co-pilot looks out at the starboard engine, it is leaking some kind of fluid, but that fluid is running down the side of the engine. It's not showing any sign of what would have to be, at least a 200 mph wind, passing over the nacelle.
      • Quotes

        Anna: It's not good to die inside.

        Squadron Leader Bill Forrester: It's like living a bad dream.

        Anna: Here we bury the dead in the earth not in our hearts. Is the dream over now?

        Squadron Leader Bill Forrester: I think so.

      • Crazy credits
        Opening credits prologue: BURMA 1945
      • Connections
        Referenced in Toon in with Me: On This Day... June 25th (2024)
      • Soundtracks
        Onward Christian Soldiers
        (uncredited)
        Music by Arthur Sullivan and lyrics by Sabine Baring-Gould

      User reviews43

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      6/10

      Good movie

      Peck is a neurotic, suicidal pilot in Burma during WWII. He's transformed by his love for a native girl, which gives him the drive to survive the trek through the harsh burmese wilderness after his plane crashes.

      A good,dramatic film with serviceable performances by the cast. Especially by Brenda De Banzie as a missionary.
      • RIO-15
      • Apr 27, 1999
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      • Release date
        • November 26, 1954 (Finland)
      • Country of origin
        • United Kingdom
      • Language
        • English
      • Also known as
        • Flammen über Fernost
      • Filming locations
        • Elephant Pass, Sri Lanka
      • Production companies
        • J. Arthur Rank Organisation
        • Two Cities Films
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      • Budget
        • $2,000,000 (estimated)
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      • Runtime
        1 hour 40 minutes
      • Color
        • Color
      • Aspect ratio
        • 1.66 : 1

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