The Purple Plain (1954)

Directed by

Robert Parrish

Genre

drama film, war film

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

1h 40m

Rated

NR

Rating

6.4 of 10 from 68 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A Royal Canadian Air Force pilot serves in the Burma campaign during World War Two. He struggles with depression after losing his wife in a bombing.

melancholictensebroodingatmosphericslow-burnintrospectivesombervisually lush

What happens

The Purple Plain is a 1954 British war film directed by Robert Parrish, with Gregory Peck playing a Royal Canadian Air Force pilot serving in the Royal Air Force in the Burma campaign in the closing months of the Second World War, who is battling with depression after having lost his wife to German bombing in London. The cast also included Win Min Than, Maurice Denham and Lyndon Brook. The film was shot at Pinewood Studios and on location in Ceylon. The film's sets were designed by the art director Jack Maxsted. It was nominated for two BAFTA awards. The film was based on the 1947 novel of the same name by H. E. Bates. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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