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The Purple Plain

In WW2 Burma, a Canadian bomber pilot becomes reckless after losing his bride in a Luftwaffe air-raid.

Director

Robert Parrish

Year

Genre

adventure, drama, war

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N/A

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N/A

Awards

Nominated for 4 BAFTA 4 nominations total

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Squadron Leader Bill Forrester

Anna

Miss McNab

Brenda de Banzie

Dr. Harris

Blore

Carrington

Group Captain Aldridge

Anthony Bushell

Mrs. Bill Forrester

Josephine Griffin

Mr. Phang

Nurse

Flight Lieutenant

Man Dancing at Wedding

Nightclub Patron on Dance Floor

Sgt. Ralph Brown

Jack McNaughton

Radio Operator

Navigator Williams

Dorothy

Mya Mya Spencer

Burmese Jeweler

Old Woman

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Anna Squadron Leader Bill Forrester Dr. Harris

Ralph! Why isn't this plane
ready to fly? - The Purple Plain

Ralph! Why isn't this plane ready to fly?

Sorry, sir. - The Purple Plain

I'm all right. I'm fine. - The Purple Plain

I'm all right. I'm fine.

Black Dog Leader to squadron.
Light flak ahead. - The Purple Plain

Black Dog Leader to squadron. Light flak ahead.

What's the matter?
Didn't you hear the C.O.'s orders? - The Purple Plain

What's the matter? Didn't you hear the C.O.'s...

Got him? - The Purple Plain

Where's that ruddy fool
think he's going? - The Purple Plain

Where's that ruddy fool think he's going?

Don't tell me you find it hot. - The Purple Plain

Don't tell me you find it hot.

What? What? - The Purple Plain

- I thought you said something.
- That was hours ago. - The Purple Plain

- I thought you said something. - That was hours ago.

Now, I say, that's the trouble with you...
no outside responsibilities. - The Purple Plain

Now, I say, that's the trouble with you... no outside r...

What's this? - The Purple Plain

Another one of my patients. - The Purple Plain

Another one of my patients.

They can't buy food - The Purple Plain

They can't buy food

I'm sorry, I must have
fallen asleep for a moment. - The Purple Plain

I'm sorry, I must have fallen asleep for a moment.

They said that you'd gone to sleep
even before you had time to have a drink. - The Purple Plain

They said that you'd gone to sleep even before you had ...

That's the best lime
I've ever tasted. - The Purple Plain

That's the best lime I've ever tasted.

They say that if you will come tomorrow,
they will try to have a bigger selection. - The Purple Plain

They say that if you will come tomorrow, they will try to ha...

Oh, Forrester, I thought
you were over at Doc's. - The Purple Plain

Oh, Forrester, I thought you were over at Doc's.

- Ah, well met.
- Hello, Doc. - The Purple Plain

- Ah, well met. - Hello, Doc.

Dinner! Dinner! - The Purple Plain

Dinner! Dinner!

"Hallelujah," isn't it? - The Purple Plain

"Hallelujah," isn't it?

Anna! - The Purple Plain

Are you all right? - The Purple Plain

Are you all right?

Anna, you'd better get in there
and help out. I'll be in in a minute. - The Purple Plain

Anna, you'd better get in there and help out. I'll...

- What's this? What's going on?
- Escape from the Japanese. - The Purple Plain

- What's this? What's going on? - Escape from the ...

Will you please attend
to this one, Doctor, now. - The Purple Plain

Will you please attend to this one, Doctor, now.

Anna, you'd better go back
to the bungalow and lie down. - The Purple Plain

Anna, you'd better go back to the bungalow and lie down...

I told her to go back to the bungalow.
She's still suffering from shock. - The Purple Plain

I told her to go back to the bungalow. She's still suff...

The doc's here now.
I'll have to go over to the camp. - The Purple Plain

The doc's here now. I'll have to go over to the ca...

- You were going to tell me something.
- It wasn't much. - The Purple Plain

- You were going to tell me something. - It wasn't much...

It's for you - The Purple Plain

- I can't say anything.
- Don't say anything. - The Purple Plain

- I can't say anything. - Don't say anything.

After that - The Purple Plain

It is not good to die inside - The Purple Plain

It is not good to die inside

Are you ready? - The Purple Plain

Everything okay? - The Purple Plain

Everything okay?

Passenger asleep. - The Purple Plain

Passenger asleep.

Over there, Mandalay. - The Purple Plain

Over there, Mandalay.

Starboard fuel off. - The Purple Plain

Starboard fuel off.

Mayday, mayday, mayday. - The Purple Plain

Mayday, mayday, mayday.

- Hold on, we're going down.
- Roger. - The Purple Plain

- Hold on, we're going down. - Roger.

You got anything to help him? - The Purple Plain

You got anything to help him?

We'll give him one of these
and then get him into the shade. - The Purple Plain

We'll give him one of these and then get him into the s...

- Keep trying.
- Yes, sir. - The Purple Plain

- Keep trying. - Yes, sir.

How do you feel now? - The Purple Plain

How do you feel now?

Don't tell me you've been buying
those things. They're all phony, you know. - The Purple Plain

Don't tell me you've been buying those things. The...

If they got any kind of a fix on us,
which I doubt... - The Purple Plain

If they got any kind of a fix on us, which I doubt...

Help! - The Purple Plain

Well, it's entirely your responsibility. - The Purple Plain

Well, it's entirely your responsibility.

You ready? - The Purple Plain

All right. - The Purple Plain

It's hopeless.
We'll never get a stretcher down there. - The Purple Plain

It's hopeless. We'll never get a stretcher down th...

All right, lower him. - The Purple Plain

All right, lower him.

How much longer? - The Purple Plain

How much longer?

What's the matter? - The Purple Plain

What's the matter?

Are you still with it? - The Purple Plain

Are you still with it?

Are you badly hurt? - The Purple Plain

Are you badly hurt?

Looks like you broke
your collarbone. - The Purple Plain

Looks like you broke your collarbone.

Forrester. - The Purple Plain

Where's old Blore? - The Purple Plain

Where's old Blore?

Okay now? - The Purple Plain

Another 50 yards
and we'll take a rest. - The Purple Plain

Another 50 yards and we'll take a rest.

I'm all right. - The Purple Plain

That's almost the last
of the water, isn't it? - The Purple Plain

That's almost the last of the water, isn't it?

What's the watch for? - The Purple Plain

What's the watch for?

It's too bad
I don't have a fishing line. - The Purple Plain

It's too bad I don't have a fishing line.

The Lord be praised! - The Purple Plain

The Lord be praised!

- This is where I get out.
- Not too much talk, please, Mr. Forrester. - The Purple Plain

- This is where I get out. - Not too much talk, please, Mr. ...

Well, I'll be seeing you. - The Purple Plain

Well, I'll be seeing you.

- Haven't we met before?
- The face seems familiar. - The Purple Plain

- Haven't we met before? - The face seems familiar.

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In WW2 Burma, a Canadian bomber pilot becomes reckless after losing his bride in a Luftwaffe air-raid.

User Rating: 0.0 (0 ratings)

Director: Robert Parrish

Writer: H.E. Bates, Eric Ambler

Production: N/A

Genre: adventure, drama, war

Year: 1954

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 6.5

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 26 Nov 1954

Awards: Nominated for 4 BAFTA 4 nominations total

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