The Purple Heart

Overview

This is the story of the crew of a downed bomber, captured after a run over Tokyo, early in the war. Relates the hardships the men endure while in captivity, and their final humiliation: being tried and convicted as war criminals.

Release date

Feb 25, 1944

Rating

6 / 10

Runtime

1 hours 39 minutes

Genres

Drama
War

Cast

Dana Andrews
As Capt. Harvey Ross
Richard Conte
As Lt. Angelo Canelli
Farley Granger
As Sgt. Howard Clinton
Kevin O'Shea
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As Sgt. Jan Skvoznik
Don 'Red' Barry
As Lt. Peter Vincent
Trudy Marshall
As Mrs. Ross
Sam Levene
As Lt. Wayne Greenbaum
Charles Russell
As Lt. Kenneth Bayforth
John Craven
As Sgt. Martin Stoner
Tala Birell
As Johanna Hartwig - Berlin News Correspondent
Richard Loo
As General Ito Mitsubi
Peter Chong
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As Mitsuru Toyama
Anne Baxter
As Anne (voice) (uncredited)
Philip Ahn
As Saburo Goto (uncredited)
Luke Chan
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As
Spencer Chan
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As
Keye Chang
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As
Dimples Cooper
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As
Igor Dolgoruki
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As
Benson Fong
As
Lee Tung Foo
As
Wing Foo
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As
Martín Garralaga
As
Gregory Gaye
As
Allen Jung
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As
Erwin Kalser
As
Kurt Katch
As
Leon Lontoc
As
Clarence Lung
As
Torben Meyer
As
Moy Ming
As
Georgie Nokes
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As
Alex Papana
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As
Frank Tang
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As
Marshall Thompson
As Morrison (uncredited)
H.T. Tsiang
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As
Beal Wong
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As
Bruce Wong
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As
Don Zelaya
As

Crew

Arthur C. Miller
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Role: Director of Photography
James Basevi
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Role: Art Direction
Alfred Bruzlin
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Role: Sound Director
Fred Sersen
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Role: Special Effects
Douglass Biggs
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Role: Editor
Darryl F. Zanuck
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Role: Producer
Sam Benson
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Role: Costume Design
Thomas Little
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Role: Set Decoration
Lewis Milestone
Role: Director
Jerome Cady
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Role: Writer
Darryl F. Zanuck
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Role: Story
Guy Pearce
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Role: Makeup Artist
Lewis H. Creber
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Role: Art Direction
Alfred Newman
Role: Original Music Composer
Otto Tolischus
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Role: Technical Advisor
Fred Sersen
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Role: Visual Effects
Alfred Bruzlin
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Role: Sound

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