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.
Ram Gopal
Mr. Phang
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 Boyd-Perkins
Sound Editor
H. E. Bates
Novel
Charles Staffell
Special Effects
Harry Miller
Sound Editor
Jack Maxsted
Art Direction
Arthur Alcott
Production Supervisor
Dario Simoni
Set Dresser
John Veale
Original Music Composer
David W. Orton
Assistant Director
Roy Goddard
Production Manager
Bill Warrington
Special Effects
Muir Mathieson
Conductor
Geoffrey Rodway
Makeup Designer
Iris Tilley
Hair Designer
James Bawden
Camera Operator
Gordon K. McCallum
Sound Recordist
Joan Foster
Continuity
Dudley Messenger
Sound Recordist