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The Cold Blue

2018 · Movie · 74 min · ★ 6.7 · 95% critics

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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.

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Streaming on HBO Max.

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Details
Years
2018
Release date
2018-05-23
Language
English
Runtime
74 min
Critic score
95/100
TMDB rating
6.7/10 (32 votes)

Themes

  • war veteran
  • world war ii
  • u.s. air force
  • air battle
  • air raid
  • airmen
  • airplane pilot
  • land-air battle
  • flying fortress
  • brothers-in-arms
  • european theatre
  • b17 bomber
  • +1 more

Cast & crew

Directed by Erik Nelson