The Memphis Belle

The Memphis Belle

1944
45m
6.6

6.6/10

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"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.

Status: Released

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
First Motion Pictures Unit US Army Air Forces U.S. Office of War Information Paramount Pictures
Production Countries
United States of America
Spoken Languages
English

Quick Facts

Release Date April 13, 1944
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0036152

Cast

Vince Evans
Vince Evans

Himself

Jacob L. Devers
Jacob L. Devers

Himself (commander, European theatre)

Ira C. Eaker
Ira C. Eaker

Himself (commander, 8th Air Force)

Haywood Hansell
Haywood Hansell

Himself (USAAF)

Robert J. Hanson
Robert J. Hanson

Himself (radio operator on The Memphis Belle)

Eugene Kern
Eugene Kern

Narrator

King George VI of the United Kingdom
King George VI of the United Kingdom

Himself

Captain Charles B. Leighton
Captain Charles B. Leighton

Himself (Navigator on the Memphis Belle)

Harold P. Loch
Harold P. Loch

Himself (Engineer and top turret gunner on The Memphis Belle)

Casimer A. Nastal
Casimer A. Nastal

Himself ( 19 year-old waist gunner on The Memphis Belle)

Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother
Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother

Herself

John P. Quinlan
John P. Quinlan

Himself

Key Crew

William Wyler
Director
Jerome Chodorov
Writer
Lester Koenig
Writer
William Wyler
Writer