The Purple Heart (1944) | |
| Director(s) | Lewis Milestone |
| Producer(s) | Darryl F. Zanuck |
| Top Genres | Drama, Historical, War |
| Top Topics | Aviation, True Story (based on), World War II |
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The Purple Heart (1944) was a Drama - Historical Film directed by Lewis Milestone and produced by Darryl F. Zanuck.
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Many of the actors playing Japanese people in this movie were not Japanese. According to the documentary Going Hollywood: The War Years, many Japanese characters in films of the World War II period were actually played by Chinese actors. This was because 112,000 Japanese-Americans, who had lived in the USA for years, were transferred to relocation centers and "stripped of their property" during WW 2.
This film's opening prologue states: "Let it be known that he who wears the military order of the purple heart has given of his blood in the defense of his homeland and shall forever be revered by his fellow countrymen. George Washington, General and Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army, Aug. 7, 1782."
The Republic film studio loaned actor Don 'Red' Barry, who plays Lieutenant Peter Vincent and is credited as Donald Barry, to Twentieth Century-Fox studio to make this film.
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This film's opening prologue states: "Let it be known that he who wears the military order of the purple heart has given of his blood in the defense of his homeland and shall forever be revered by his fellow countrymen. George Washington, General and Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army, Aug. 7, 1782."
The Republic film studio loaned actor Don 'Red' Barry, who plays Lieutenant Peter Vincent and is credited as Donald Barry, to Twentieth Century-Fox studio to make this film.
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