Film · 1944

The Memphis Belle

Name: The Memphis Belle
Genre: Documentary, War
Released: 1944-04-13
Duration: 45 min
Cast: Vince Evans, Jacob L. Devers, Ira C. Eaker, Haywood Hansell, Robert J. Hanson

45mNRDirected by William Wyler

Documentary
War

Fly and Fight with the Crew on an Actual Bombing Mission Over Germany!

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.

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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

Details

Director: William Wyler
Writer: William Wyler, Jerome Chodorov, Lester Koenig
Cinematography: Harold J. Tannenbaum, William H. Clothier, William V. Skall
Editor: Lynn Harrison
Release: April 13, 1944
Runtime: 45m
Rated: NR
Language: English
Studio: First Motion Pictures Unit US Army Air Forces, U.S. Office of War Information, Paramount Pictures
TMDB score: 6.7 / 10 from 45 votes