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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-lan...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: MGM Home Entertainment Inc
Other Authors: Parrish, Robert
Peck, Gregory, 1916-2003
Win Min Than
Bates, H. E. (Herbert Ernest), 1905-1974
Language:English
Spanish
French
Language of the Original:
English
Language and/or Writing System:
Includes English and dubbed Spanish language soundtracks, with optional subtitles in English, French or Spanish.
Closed-captioned.
Published: Santa Monica, Calif. : Metro Goldwyn Mayer Home Entertainment, [2005], ©2005.
Series:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:
World War, 1939-1945 > Aerial operations > Drama.
World War, 1939-1945 > Campaigns > Burma > Drama.
Air pilots > Burma > Drama.
British > Burma > Drama.
World War, 1939-1945 > Psychological aspects > Drama.
Aircraft accidents > Drama.
Man-woman relationships > Drama.
Burma > History > Japanese occupation, 1942-1945 > Drama.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
War films.
Action and adventure films.
Film adaptations.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Genre:
Drama.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
War films.
Action and adventure films.
Film adaptations.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (approximately 102 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format: Video DVD
Description
Summary:
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.
Note:Originally released as a motion picture in 1954.
Adapted from a novel by H.E. Bates.
Videorecording.
Call Number:PN1995.9.A3 P877 2005 VideoDVD
CM8 D0048769 VideoDVD
Audience:
MPAA rating: Not rated.
ISBN:9780792866602 (DVD)
0792866606 (DVD)
Credits:Producers, John Bryan, Earl St. John ; director, Robert Parrish ; adaptation, Eric Ambler ; film editor, Clive Donner ; original music, John Veale.
System Details:DVD; mono. full screen.
Cast:
Gregory Peck and Win Min Than; also starring Brenda de Banzie, Bernard Lee, Maurice Denham, Lyndon Brook, Anthony Bushell, Josephine Griffin, and Ram Gopal.