Movie · 1944
The Purple Heart
Released 25 February 1944 More from 1944 → Letterboxd ↗ · TMDB ↗
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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How old were they?
Torben Meyer
Martín Garralaga
Richard Loo
as General Ito Mitsubi
Sam Levene
as Lt. Wayne Greenbaum
Philip Ahn
as Saburo Goto (uncredited)
Tala Birell
as Johanna Hartwig - Berlin News Correspondent
Dana Andrews
as Capt. Harvey Ross
Benson Fong
Farley Granger
as Sgt. Howard Clinton
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The numbers
41years between the oldest and youngest billed
59Torben Meyer — oldest on the call sheet
18Farley Granger — youngest billed
38average age of the credited cast