An RAF airfield in Burma in 1945, during World War II. Canadian bomber pilot Bill Forrester is a bitter man who lives haunted by a tragic past. He has became a reckless warrior, and is feared by his comrades, who consider him a madman. Dr. Harris, the squadron physician, is determined to help him heal his tormented soul.

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Cast

Gregory Peck

Bill Forrester

Win Min Than

Anna

Brenda De Banzie

Miss McNab

Bernard Lee

Dr. Harris

Maurice Denham

Blore

Lyndon Brook

Carrington

Anthony Bushell

Aldridge

Josephine Griffin

Mrs. Forrester

Ram Gopal

Mr. Phang

Jack McNaughton

Sergeant (uncredited)

Gregory Peck — Bill Forrester

Eldred Gregory Peck (April 5, 1916 – June 12, 2003) was an American actor and one of the most popular film stars from the 1940s to the 1970s. In 1999, the American Film Institute named Peck the 12th-greatest male star of Classic Hollywood Cinema.

Brenda De Banzie — Miss McNab

Brenda D. M. De Banzie was a British actress of stage and screen. She was the daughter of Edward De Banzie and his second wife Dorothy, whom he married in 1908. In 1911, the family lived in Salford. She appeared as Maggie Hobson in the David Lean film version of Hobson's Choice (1954) with John Mills and Charles Laughton. Her most notable film role was as Phoebe Rice, the hapless wife of comedian