The Purple Plain

His peak of adventure!

98 mins
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.

Gregory Peck

Bill Forrester

Bernard Lee

Dr. Harris

Lyndon Brook

Carrington

Josephine Griffin

Mrs. Forrester

Ram Gopal

Mr. Phang

Jack McNaughton

Sergeant (uncredited)

Harold Siddons

Injured Navigator (uncredited)

Mya Mya Spencer

Dorothy (uncredited)

John A. Tinn

Jeweler (uncredited)

Soo Ah Wong

Smoking Old Woman (uncredited)

Lane Meddick

Radio Operator (uncredited)

Eric Ambler

Screenplay

Eric Boyd-Perkins

Sound Editor

Earl St. John

Executive Producer

John Bryan

Producer

John Veale

Original Music Composer

Geoffrey Unsworth

Director of Photography

Jack Maxsted

Art Direction

Roy Goddard

Production Manager

Harry Miller

Sound Editor

Arthur Alcott

Production Supervisor

David W. Orton

Assistant Director

James Bawden

Camera Operator

Dudley Messenger

Sound Recordist

Gordon K. McCallum

Sound Recordist

Geoffrey Rodway

Makeup Designer

Iris Tilley

Hair Designer

Dario Simoni

Set Dresser

Joan Foster

Continuity

Bill Warrington

Special Effects

Charles Staffell

Special Effects

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