Feb 25, 1944
99 min
Full-HD

The Purple Heart (1944)

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.

Category

Drama War

Country

United States of America

Companies

20th Century Fox

Dana Andrews

Capt. Harvey Ross

Richard Conte

Lt. Angelo Canelli

Farley Granger

Sgt. Howard Clinton

Kevin O'Shea

Sgt. Jan Skvoznik

Don 'Red' Barry

Lt. Peter Vincent

Trudy Marshall

Mrs. Ross

Sam Levene

Lt. Wayne Greenbaum

Charles Russell

Lt. Kenneth Bayforth

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