The Purple plain
(DVD)
Contributors
Published
Santa Monica, Calif. : Metro Goldwyn Mayer Home Entertainment, [2005].
Format
DVD
Edition
Full screen.
ISBN
0792866606, 9780792866602
Physical Desc
1 DVD (ca. 102 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Status
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| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Orcutt Library - Audio Visual - DVDs | FIC | On Shelf |
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Published
Santa Monica, Calif. : Metro Goldwyn Mayer Home Entertainment, [2005].
Edition
Full screen.
Language
English
ISBN
0792866606, 9780792866602
UPC
027616921703
Notes
General Note
"MGM DVD"--Container.
General Note
Originally released as a motion picture in 1954.
Creation/Production Credits
Adapted by Eric Ambler from a novel by H.E. Bates; produced by John Bryan, Earl St. John; film editor, Clive Donner; original music, John Veale.
Participants/Performers
Gregory Peck and Win Min Than; also starring Brenda de Banzie, Bernard Lee, Maurice Denham, Lyndon Brook, Anthony Bushell, Josephine Griffin, and Ram Gopal.
Description
After his wife is killed during the Blitz, neurotic and suicidal Squadron Leader Bill Forrester (Gregory Peck) is bent on achieving one thing in the war: his own death. Fellow airmen see him as hostile, incommunicative and prone to nightmares and anxiety attacks. But when Forrester's plane crash-lands in enemy territory, he realizes that he must save himself in order to guide his two injured companions to safety. As they cross the Burmese desert, the WWII pilot is transformed by his love for a refugee nurse named Anna (Win Min Than). Anna helps Forrester overcome his grief and gives him the drive to survive the trek through the wilderness of Burma. A wartime film about character rather than combat.
Target Audience
MPAA rating: Not rated.
System Details
DVD, region 1, full screen presentation; mono.
Language
English or Spanish dialogue, English, French or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned.
Subjects
LC Subjects
Air pilots -- Burma -- Drama.
Burma -- History -- Japanese occupation, 1942-1945 -- Drama.
English -- Burma -- Drama.
Feature films
Fiction films.
Film adaptations.
Films for the hearing impaired.
Foreign films.
Man-woman relationships -- Drama.
Motion pictures -- Great Britain.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations -- Drama.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Burma -- Drama.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Psychological aspects -- Drama.
Burma -- History -- Japanese occupation, 1942-1945 -- Drama.
English -- Burma -- Drama.
Feature films
Fiction films.
Film adaptations.
Films for the hearing impaired.
Foreign films.
Man-woman relationships -- Drama.
Motion pictures -- Great Britain.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations -- Drama.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Burma -- Drama.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Psychological aspects -- Drama.
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Parrish, R., Peck, G., Win Min Than., & Bates, H. E. 1. (2005). The Purple plain (Full screen.). Metro Goldwyn Mayer Home Entertainment.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Robert. Parrish et al.. 2005. The Purple Plain. Metro Goldwyn Mayer Home Entertainment.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Robert. Parrish et al.. The Purple Plain Metro Goldwyn Mayer Home Entertainment, 2005.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Parrish, Robert., Gregory Peck, Win Min Than, and H. E. 1905-1974 Bates. The Purple Plain Full screen., Metro Goldwyn Mayer Home Entertainment, 2005.
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