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Release Date:
February 25, 1944
Original Title:
The Purple Heart
Genres:
Drama | War
Production Companies:
20th Century Fox
Production Countries:
United States of America
Ratings / Certifications:
BR: 12 US: NR
Runtime: 99
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.
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Art Direction:
James Basevi
Lewis H. Creber
Costume Design:
Sam Benson
Director:
Lewis Milestone
Director of Photography:
Arthur C. Miller
Editor:
Douglass Biggs
Makeup Artist:
Guy Pearce
Original Music Composer:
Alfred Newman
Producer:
Darryl F. Zanuck
Set Decoration:
Thomas Little
Sound:
Alfred Bruzlin
Sound Director:
Alfred Bruzlin
Special Effects:
Fred Sersen
Story:
Darryl F. Zanuck
Technical Advisor:
Otto Tolischus
Visual Effects:
Fred Sersen
Writer:
Jerome Cady
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