The Purple Plain
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The Purple Plain is a 1954 British war drama film set in Burma during World War II, starring Gregory Peck as a traumatized Royal Canadian Air Force pilot.
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
drama film
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film ⓘ war film ⓘ |
| authorOfSourceWork | H. E. Bates NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | The Purple Plain (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| character | Squadron Leader Bill Forrester NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Geoffrey Unsworth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfFilming | Ceylon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| director | Robert Parrish NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributedBy | General Film Distributors NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | Seth Holt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalConflict | World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingTechnique | black-and-white ⓘ |
| genre | war drama ⓘ |
| hasAward | Academy Award nomination for Best Sound Recording ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
psychological trauma
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redemption ⓘ survival ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| leadCharacterNationality | Canadian ⓘ |
| mainSubject | Royal Canadian Air Force pilot ⓘ |
| militaryBranchDepicted | Royal Canadian Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | John Veale NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeLocation | Burma NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Gregory Peck NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | John Bryan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | J. Arthur Rank Organisation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1954 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1954 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 100 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Eric Ambler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Burma NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| soundRecordingNominee | J. Arthur Rank Organisation Sound Department NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starring |
Bernard Lee
NERFINISHED
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Gregory Peck NERFINISHED ⓘ Lyndon Brook NERFINISHED ⓘ Maurice Denham NERFINISHED ⓘ Ralph Michael NERFINISHED ⓘ Win Min Than NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodSetting | 1940s ⓘ |
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