Film

The Purple Horizon

1971 · 1h 29m · Romance · War

IMDb

6.8

Since its first premiere in 1971, a classic Republic of Vietnam (1954-1975) war romance feature based on a fiction novel by military writer, Van-Quang. The film was lost for more than 4 decades when the communist forces took Saigon, Republic of Vietnam's capital, on April 30th, 1975. Digitized and restored from surviving 35mm prints archived by Japan film studio Imagica Lab; now transferred to UCLA Film and TV Archive. This film provides an almost unknown perspective on the Vietnam War, the Republic of Vietnam, and the RVN Army. The stage is the Republic of Vietnam, and the scenes portray a time during the Vietnam War as experienced by the Southern Vietnamese people, themselves. Phi, a soldier, longing to take Lien off to their private, imaginary space (the Purple Horizon), understands what his duty and commitment as a soldier is. Lien is a singer whose style is reminiscent of the "Torch" singers of the early 1930s. She desperately longs to escape the world with Phi to their purple.

Hung Cuong

Phi

Anh-Nga

Thanh Lan

Phượng

Thẩm Thúy Hằng

Huyen Chi Ha

Tùng Lâm

Năm Sa Đéc

• Lê Hoàng HoaDirector
• Hoàng TrọngOriginal Music Composer

Release date

August 6, 1971

Status

Released

Original language

Vietnamese

Runtime

1h 29m

Genres

Romance, War