The Purple Plain
6.5
“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.
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Cast
15 people
Gregory Peck
Bill Forrester
Known for
To Kill a Mockingbird
The Omen
Win Min Than
Anna
Brenda De Banzie
Miss McNab
Known for
The Man Who Knew Too Much
The Pink Panther
Bernard Lee
Dr. Harris
Known for
From Russia with Love
The Third Man
Maurice Denham
Blore
Known for
Animal Farm
Night of the Demon
Lyndon Brook
Carrington
Known for
I, Claudius
Anthony Bushell
Aldridge
Known for
A Night to Remember
The Scarlet Pimpernel
Josephine Griffin
Mrs. Forrester
Known for
The Man Who Never Was
Ram Gopal
Mr. Phang
Also in
The Planter's Wife
The Blue Peter
Jack McNaughton
Sergeant (uncredited)
Known for
They Made Me a Fugitive
Harold Siddons
Injured Navigator (uncredited)
Also in
They Who Dare
The Dam Busters
Mya Mya Spencer
Dorothy (uncredited)
Robert Parrish Director · Eric Ambler Screenplay H. E. Bates Author
Worldwide gross $1.3M · Budget $2M · United States release April 10, 1955
Box office
Budget
$2,000,000
Worldwide gross
$1,300,000
Gross vs. budget
0.7×
Production
Two Cities Films
Production
The Rank Organisation Film Productions
Production
United Artists Pictures
Studio
United Kingdom
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
Burmese · English
Release dates
United Kingdom · September 14, 1954
Theatrical
United States · April 10, 1955
Theatrical
Austria
March 25, 1955 · Theatrical
France
March 4, 1955 · Theatrical
Germany
March 18, 1955 · Theatrical
Netherlands
January 30, 2007 · Physical · DVD
Spain
October 8, 1956 · Theatrical
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