in the purple plain gregory peck become the late in a long list of american star play canadian in order to appear natural in a british production . at least peck do not attempt an english accent a he do in the paradine case where he drift in and out of one during the course of the film . the purple plain be set in the china burma india theater of world war ii and peck be a pilot with the raf . he a man who take reckless chance on mission because he get nothing to live for and his wife have be kill in the blitz in wartime london . but a doctor friend and bernard lee and decide what peck need be a new woman and a new purpose in life . he introduce him to missionary brenda dabanzie and also to a lovely eurasian play by win min than in her one and only film . if the purple plain have a glaring weakness it her and she beautiful and but can not act . peck may have a new outlook on life and a reason to live and but that fact be lose on maurice denham his bunkmate and copilot . on a routine mission and peck and denham and with new navigator lyndon brook crash in the burmese jungle . will they all survive a peck leadership be put to the test . if the jungle look familiar and the purple plain be shoot in sri lanka and ceylon at the time which be for a brief period and a most popular place for film location . around the same time elephant walk be do here and later on the acclaimed bridge on the river kwai . the purple plain be beautifully photograph in that jungle . the purple plain be not as good a the bridge on the river kwai and it certainly be much good than elephant walk . peck deliver a stalwart performance and get able assistance from the rest of the cast with the exception of his leading lady . it worth a look the next time it be broadcast .