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The Purple Plain (Original title)
Dates: 1954 (Copyright), 18 October 1954 (Release)

Country: United Kingdom

Director: Robert Parrish

Synopsis: Story of a pilot serving in Burma who has no wish to live. How he regains will enough to save both his own life and his navigator's after a jungle crash.

Genre:
War

Subjects:
World War II, Burma campaign, Royal Air Force
Releases
Date: 1954Country: United KingdomRelease type: TheatricalFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - Technicolor - SoundAspect ratio: 1.375:1Runtime: 100 mins Length: 9000 FeetDialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: General Film Distributors
Date: 1954Country: United KingdomRelease type: Non-TheatricalFormat: 16mm Film - Colour - Technicolor - SoundAspect ratio: 1.375:1Runtime: 100 mins 00 secs - Length: 3591 FeetDialogue (original): English

Articles held in BFI Reuben Library (7)
In: The Film User v9 n109 November 1955  Page: 574
Title: [The Film User - v9 n109 November 1955: no known title]Language: English

In: Motion Picture Herald v198 n13 26 Mar 1955  Page: 378
Title: [Motion Picture Herald - v198 n13 26 Mar 1955: no known title]Language: English

In: Monthly Film Bulletin v21 n250 November 1954  Page: 158
Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v21 n250 November 1954: no known title]Language: English

In: Variety 29 Sep 1954
Title: [Variety - 29 Sep 1954: no known title]Language: English

In: Kinematograph Weekly n2465 23 Sep 1954  Page: 13
Title: [Kinematograph Weekly - n2465 23 Sep 1954: no known title]Language: English

In: The Hollywood Reporter v128 n12 12 Feb 1954
Title: [The Hollywood Reporter - v128 n12 12 Feb 1954: no known title]Language: English

In: Today's Cinema v83 n7098 15 Sep 1954  Page: 10
Title: [Today's Cinema - v83 n7098 15 Sep 1954: no known title]Language: English