The Purple Heart

Summary

The Purple Heart is a film^[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (67 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• The Purple Heart's instance of is recorded as film^[3].
• The Purple Heart was directed by Lewis Milestone^[4].
• Jerome Cady wrote the screenplay for The Purple Heart^[5].
• The Purple Heart's composer is recorded as Alfred Newman^[6].
• The Purple Heart's genre is propaganda film^[7].
• A cast member of The Purple Heart was Dana Andrews^[8].
• A cast member of The Purple Heart was Charles Russell^[9].
• A cast member of The Purple Heart was Don "Red" Barry^[10].
• A cast member of The Purple Heart was Farley Granger^[11].
• A cast member of The Purple Heart was Philip Ahn^[12].
• A cast member of The Purple Heart was Richard Conte^[13].
• A cast member of The Purple Heart was Richard Loo^[14].
• A cast member of The Purple Heart was Sam Levene^[15].
• A cast member of The Purple Heart was Tala Birell^[16].
• A cast member of The Purple Heart was Trudy Marshall^[17].
• A cast member of The Purple Heart was John Craven^[18].
• The Purple Heart was produced by Darryl F. Zanuck^[19].
• The Purple Heart's production company is recorded as 20th Century Studios^[20].
• The Purple Heart's director of photography is recorded as Arthur Charles Miller^[21].
• The original language of The Purple Heart was English^[22].
• The Purple Heart's Commons category is recorded as The Purple Heart^[23].
• The Purple Heart's color is recorded as black-and-white^[24].
• The Purple Heart's country of origin is recorded as United States^[25].
• The Purple Heart was released on January 1, 1944^[26].
• The Purple Heart's distributed by is recorded as 20th Century Studios^[27].

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Authorship and Creation

The Purple Heart was produced by Darryl F. Zanuck^[19]. It was directed by Lewis Milestone^[4]. Jerome Cady wrote the screenplay for it^[5]. Cast members include Dana Andrews^[8], Charles Russell^[9], Don "Red" Barry^[10], Farley Granger^[11], Philip Ahn^[12], and Richard Conte^[13].

Publication

The Purple Heart was published on January 1, 1944^[26]. The original language of it was English^[22]. Its genre is propaganda film^[7].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include Pacific War^[28], aviation^[29], World War II^[30], and capital punishment^[31].

Why It Matters

The Purple Heart ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (67 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[32] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[33]