The read
Critics rate it 23 points higher than audiences do. It runs a compact 1h 14m.
Synopsis
A meditation on youth, war and stunning bravery, featuring footage, taken from the National Archives, from the documentary filmed in 1943 by legendary Hollywood director William Wyler about the famous Memphis Belle flying fortress and the gripping narration from some of the last surviving B-17 pilots.
Ratings
IMDb7.7/10
Rotten Tomatoes100%
Critics rate it 23 points higher than audiences do.
32 audience votes
Key crew
- Erik NelsonDirector
Cast
- William WylerHimself (archive footage)
Stills
Themes
war veteranworld war iiu.s. air forceair battleair raidairmenairplane pilotland-air battleflying fortressbrothers-in-armseuropean theatreb17 bomber