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The Purple Plain

After losing his bride in a Luftwaffe air raid, bomber pilot Forrester becomes a solitary killing machine, who doesn't care whether he dies. The reckless Canadian pilot is both admired and feared by the rest of his squadron in World War II Burma. The squadron physician is assigned to determine the embittered Bill Forrester's fitness for duty. To break through the nightmare-haunted man's wall of silence, the physician drives Forrester to visit an outpost of English-speaking refugees, which includes an alluring young Burmese woman.

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Cast & Crew See All

Gregory Peck
Squadron Leader Bill Forrester
Bernard Lee
Dr. Harris
Win Min Than
Anna

Awards

  • 1955 - BAFTA Film Award - Best British Actor - nominated
  • 1955 - BAFTA Film Award - Best British Film - nominated
  • 1955 - BAFTA Film Award - Best British Screenplay - nominated
  • 1955 - BAFTA Film Award - Best Film from any Source - nominated

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