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.
The Purple Plain (1954)
Directed by Robert Parrish
Genres - Action-Adventure, Drama, War |
Release Date - Sep 14, 1954 |
Run Time - 100 min. |
Countries - United States of America |
MPAA Rating - NR
Description by Wikipedia
Movie Info
Budget
$2,000,000
Tags
Aviation, Bomber Pilot, Burma, Forrester, Purple Plain, Royal Air Force, Second World War
Attributes
Filming Location: Pinewood Studios
Narrative Location: Myanmar
Subject: aviation, World War II
Narrative Location: Myanmar
Subject: aviation, World War II
Alternate Titles
A Planície Vermelha
PT
Bíborsivatag
HU
Câmpia purpurie
RO
De purperen vlam
BE
Flammen über Fernost
DE
Glühender Dschungel
AT
Höllenflug
DE
Kanlı Vâdi
TR
La flamme pourpre
BE, FR
Llanura roja
ES
O aetos tis Keylanis
GR
Pianura rossa
IT
Purppuratasanko
FI
Purpurowa ziemia
PL
Purpurslätten
SE
Purpursletten
DK, NO
Staffelkapitän Forester
DE
Terra Ensanguentada
BR
Terra Sangrenta
BR
The Purple Plain
CA, IN, GB, US
To geraki tis prasinis kolaseos
GR
Лиловая равнина
, RU
Пурпурната равнина
BG
紫の平原
JP
紫色平原
TW