The Memphis Belle (1944)
0h 45m · 13 Apr 1944
Fly and Fight with the Crew on an Actual Bombing Mission Over Germany!
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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.
| Movie ID | 21116 |
|---|---|
| Genre | Documentary, War |
| Director | William Wyler |
| Main cast | Vince Evans, Jacob L. Devers, Ira C. Eaker, Haywood Hansell, Robert J. Hanson, Eugene Kern, King George VI of the United Kingdom, Captain Charles B. Leighton |
| Release date | 13 April 1944 |
| Release year | 1944 |
| Language | English |
| Duration | 45 min (0h 45m) |
| Rating | 6.7 / 10 (TMDB) |
| Production house | First Motion Pictures Unit US Army Air Forces |
Director: William Wyler
Writers: Jerome Chodorov, Lester Koenig, William Wyler
Top 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
Cecil H. ScottHimself (turrett gunner and oldest crew member on The Memphis Belle)
Captain James A. VerinisHimself (Co-pilot on The Memphis Belle)
Clarence E. WinchellHimself - waist gunner on The Memphis Belle
Stanley WrayHimself (group commander)
Arthur Kennedy(uncredited)
Robert MorganHimself (Pilot)
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
Cecil H. ScottHimself (turrett gunner and oldest crew member on The Memphis Belle)
Captain James A. VerinisHimself (Co-pilot on The Memphis Belle)
Clarence E. WinchellHimself - waist gunner on The Memphis Belle
Stanley WrayHimself (group commander)
Arthur Kennedy(uncredited)
Robert MorganHimself (Pilot)
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