The Purple Plain

1954

Action / Adventure / Drama / War

13
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Spilled 60% · 1K ratings
IMDb Rating 6.5/10 10 2806 2.8K

raf (royal air force) world war ii burma interracial romance airplane crash struggle for survival

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Plot summary

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.

Director

Robert Parrish Photo
Robert Parrish

Top cast

Gregory Peck Photo
Gregory Peck as Squadron Leader Bill Forrester
Peter Arne Photo
Peter Arne as Flight Lieutenant
Anthony Bushell Photo
Anthony Bushell as Group Captain Aldridge
Win Min Than Photo
Win Min Than as Anna
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808.83 MB
1280*720
English 2.0
Approved
Subtitles
23.976 fps
1 hr 40 min
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1.64 GB
1920*1080
English 2.0
Approved
Subtitles
23.976 fps
1 hr 40 min
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by CinemaSerf 7 / 10

This films features quite a strong performance from

This films features quite a strong performance from Gregory Peck as "Forrester", a Canadian air force officer serving in Burma. Reckless and thoughtless, he has managed to irritate just about everyone until "Dr. Harris" (Bernard Lee) decides to try to get to the bottom of his behaviour. It turns out that a combination of his recently deceased wife and his own wartime experiences have ground him down so "Harris" decides it is time to rehabilitate him and he meets the delightful "Anna" (Win Min Than). In case you think that's it; well not quite. He takes a plane up with "Blore" (Maurice Denham) and his new room-mate "Carrington" (Lyndon Brook) but that comes a cropper and the three must do their best to ge home - at times a perilous journey exacerbated by an injured "Carrington" and a pretty recalcitrant "Blore". Peck is good in fits and starts, here. At the beginning he offers an intense, almost maniacal, performance and once we end up on the journey after the crash, that behaviour focuses much more on leadership and survival and is different, but equally effective. Brenda de Banzie offers a bit of light relief as the stoic Scot "Miss McNab"; it moves along consistently with a minimum of waffly dialogue and some fine cinematography from a rather stunning Ceylon. All in all, I really quite enjoyed this.
Reviewed by AlsExGal 7 / 10

A commentary on the transitory nature of life

This well-produced and often-moving J. Arthur Rank production stars Gregory Peck as a Canadian flyer serving with the British in Burma, suicidally reckless after his wife's death in the Blitz, who finds new reason for living after meeting a beautiful Burmese girl. Then, however, his plane crashes in the wilderness behind Japanese lines and he has to find a way to get back home with his injured crewman and complaining passenger. It's beautifully shot, well-acted, and a powerful story of hope vs. Despair. Apparently, a popular hit in Britain, it doesn't seem to have made much of a mark in the U. S. but deserves to be much better known.
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