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The Purple Plain: Directed by Robert Parrish. With Gregory Peck, Win Min Than, Brenda de Banzie, Bernard Lee. In World War II Burma, a Canadian bomber pilot becomes reckless after losing his bride in a Luftwaffe air raid.
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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In 1945 in Burma, Royal Air Force flight commander Forrester struggles continually with nightmares about being trapped on the ground during an air raid bombing. Although Forrester frequently takes brazen chances during his missions, they are nevertheless always successful.