
The Memphis Belle
1944 · Movie · 45m · NR
DocumentaryWar
"Fly and Fight with the Crew on an Actual Bombing Mission Over Germany!"
Overview
This WW2 documentary centers on the crew of the American B-17 Flying Fortress Memphis Belle as it prepares to execute a strategic bombing raid on Nazi submarine pens in Wilhelmshaven, Germany.
Ratings
IMDb
7.4/10
Key crew
- William WylerDirector
- Lester KoenigWriter
- Jerome ChodorovWriter
- William WylerWriter
Cast
- Vince EvansHimself
- Jacob L. DeversHimself (commander, European theatre)
- Ira C. EakerHimself (commander, 8th Air Force)
- Haywood HansellHimself (USAAF)
- Robert J. HansonHimself (radio operator on The Memphis Belle)
- Eugene KernNarrator
- King George VI of the United KingdomHimself
- Captain Charles B. LeightonHimself (Navigator on the Memphis Belle)
- Harold P. LochHimself (Engineer and top turret gunner on The Memphis Belle)
- Casimer A. NastalHimself ( 19 year-old waist gunner on The Memphis Belle)
- Queen Elizabeth the Queen MotherHerself
- John P. QuinlanHimself
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Themes
world war iiu.s. air forceaerial combatmilitary airplaneheroic missionflying fortressnazi germanywartime propaganda























