The Purple Plain

1954

DramaAdventureWar

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.

"His peak of adventure!"

Rating

6.435
62 votes

Popularity

1.2119

Origin & Countries

GBUS | en | United Kingdom

Production

Two Cities Films

Runtime

98 min.

Status

Released

Release: 9/14/1954

Credits

The Purple Plain

Robert ParrishDirector

The Purple Plain

Gregory PeckBill Forrester

The Purple Plain

Win Min ThanAnna

The Purple Plain

Brenda De BanzieMiss McNab

The Purple Plain

Bernard LeeDr. Harris

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Reviews

CinemaSerf

4/4/2022

7 / 10

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.

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