Rent The Purple Heart (1944)
3.5 of 5 from 49 ratings
1h 35min
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- Synopsis:
- Based on a true story about a group of American servicemen who were put in a Japanese court and executed for alleged war crimes. Two bomber crews are captured by the Japanese after the 1942 raid against Tokyo. Dana Andrews plays the highest ranking officer, Captain Harvey Ross. When they are taken to court they find themselves charged with war crimes for bombing non-military installations. Imprisoned they are subsequently tortured before being be-headed. Widely regarded as an example of overt racism (in the character of General Mitsubi, played by Richard Loo) bound up with US war propaganda. Arthur C. Miller's expressionistic lighting and camerawork is often noted.
- Actors:
- Dana Andrews, Richard Conte, Farley Granger, Kevin O'Shea, Don 'Red' Barry, Trudy Marshall, Sam Levene, Charles Russell, John Craven, Tala Birell, Richard Loo, Peter Chong, Philip Ahn, Luke Chan, Spencer Chan, Keye Chang, Dimples Cooper, Angelo Cruz, Igor Dolgoruki, Johnny Dong
- Directors:
- Lewis Milestone
- Producers:
- Darryl F. Zanuck
- Voiced By:
- Anne Baxter
- Writers:
- Jerome Cady, Darryl F. Zanuck, Richard Carroll
- Studio:
- 20th Century Fox
- Genres:
- Action & Adventure, Classics, Drama
