Directed by:
Robert ParrishScreenplay:
Eric AmblerCinematography:
Geoffrey UnsworthComposer:
John VealeCast:
Gregory Peck, Win Min Than, Brenda De Banzie, Bernard Lee, Maurice Denham, Anthony Bushell, Dorothy Alison, Peter Arne, Harold Siddons, Jack Mcnaughton (more)VOD (1)
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After his wife is killed during the Blitz, Forrester (Peck) is bent on achieving one thing in the war: his death. But when his 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 with no food and little water, Forrester's will to live grows stronger than ever. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Gregory Peck
USA
Best movies:
Roman Holiday (1953)
The Big Country (1958)
The Scarlet and the Black (1983) (TV movie)
Win Min Than
Best movies:
The Purple Plain (1954)
Brenda De Banzie
UK
Best movies:
The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956)
Hobson's Choice (1954)
The Pink Panther (1963)
Bernard Lee
UK
Best movies:
Goldfinger (1964)
The 3rd Man (1949)
The Detective (1954)
Maurice Denham
UK
Best movies:
The Day of the Jackal (1973)
Oliver Twist (1948)
Man with a Million (1954)
Anthony Bushell
UK
Best movies:
Hamlet (1948)
A Night to Remember (1958)
The Scarlet Pimpernel (1934)
Dorothy Alison
Australia
Best movies:
Baxter! (1973)
Mandy (1952)
The Nun's Story (1959)
Peter Arne
Malaysia
Best movies:
The Return of the Pink Panther (1975)
Straw Dogs (1971)
Far Pavilions, The (1984) (series)
Harold Siddons
UK
Best movies:
The Silent Enemy (1958)
The Dam Busters (1955)
A Night to Remember (1958)
Jack Mcnaughton
UK
Best movies:
The Dam Busters (1955)
The Man in the White Suit (1951)
Young Wives' Tale (1951)
Lyndon Brook
USA
Best movies:
The Longest Day (1962)
Reach for the Sky (1956)
Plenty (1985)
Lane Meddick
UK
Best movies:
Richard III (1955)
Pursuit of the Graf Spee (1956)
The Purple Plain (1954)
John A. Tinn
Burma
Best movies:
Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N. (1951)
Revenge of the Pink Panther (1978)
The Purple Plain (1954)