The Memphis Belle: A Story of a Flying Fortress
1944 · Movie · NR · 45 min · ★ 6.7
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.
Also known as The Memphis Belle: The Story of a Flying Fortress · The Memphis Belle in Technicolor
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Details
- Years
- 1944
- Release date
- 1944-04-13
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 45 min
- Max quality
- HD
- TMDB rating
- 6.7/10 (44 votes)
Themes
- world war ii
- u.s. air force
- aerial combat
- military airplane
- heroic mission
- flying fortress
- nazi germany
- wartime propaganda
Cast & crew
- VE
Vince Evans
as Himself
- JD
Jacob L. Devers
as Himself (commander, European theatre)
- IE
Ira C. Eaker
as Himself (commander, 8th Air Force)
- HH
Haywood Hansell
as Himself (USAAF)
- RH
Robert J. Hanson
as Himself (radio operator on The Memphis Belle)
- EK
Eugene Kern
as Narrator
King George VI of the United Kingdom
as Himself
- CL
Captain Charles B. Leighton
as Himself (Navigator on the Memphis Belle)
- HL
Harold P. Loch
as Himself (Engineer and top turret gunner on The Memphis Belle)
- CN
Casimer A. Nastal
as Himself ( 19 year-old waist gunner on The Memphis Belle)
Directed by William Wyler