There are so many films that cover the war genre especially the Second World War that sadly some decent productions get overlooked. The Purple Plain is yet another one of those, perhaps due to a lacklustre North American box-office on its 1954 release?
It faired better box-office wise in its native U. K. It has a decent budget for the time and was gloriously filmed in colour and filmed in Sri Lanka doubling as Burma where Canadian Air Force pilot Bill Forrester (Gregory Peck) is stationed battling the Japanese.
Now Forrester comes across to some of his colleagues and superiors as a bit of a 'going round the bend' case little knowing he is still deeply affected at losing his wife earlier in the war in a London air raid.
Whilst on a routine flight disaster looks like it may strike Forrester again just as he is finding a new romantic attachment to a Burmese local Anna (Win Min Than).
However he uses all of his military skills and mental strength to survive and save the life of his colleague on thr flight who is physically injured deep in enemy territory.
The film is really captivating, well written (adapted from a H. E. Bates novel) and has good production values. Well directed by Robert Parrish. Definitely worthy of a viewing and deserving of more awareness.
It faired better box-office wise in its native U. K. It has a decent budget for the time and was gloriously filmed in colour and filmed in Sri Lanka doubling as Burma where Canadian Air Force pilot Bill Forrester (Gregory Peck) is stationed battling the Japanese.
Now Forrester comes across to some of his colleagues and superiors as a bit of a 'going round the bend' case little knowing he is still deeply affected at losing his wife earlier in the war in a London air raid.
Whilst on a routine flight disaster looks like it may strike Forrester again just as he is finding a new romantic attachment to a Burmese local Anna (Win Min Than).
However he uses all of his military skills and mental strength to survive and save the life of his colleague on thr flight who is physically injured deep in enemy territory.
The film is really captivating, well written (adapted from a H. E. Bates novel) and has good production values. Well directed by Robert Parrish. Definitely worthy of a viewing and deserving of more awareness.