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The Memphis Belle
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The Memphis Belle

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

6.7/ 10 (44 votes)
1944-04-13
45m
Released

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.

Director: William Wyler

Cast

V

Vince Evans

Himself

J

Jacob L. Devers

Himself (commander, European theatre)

I

Ira C. Eaker

Himself (commander, 8th Air Force)

H

Haywood Hansell

Himself (USAAF)

R

Robert J. Hanson

Himself (radio operator on The Memphis Belle)

E

Eugene Kern

Narrator

King George VI of the United Kingdom

King George VI of the United Kingdom

Himself

C

Captain Charles B. Leighton

Himself (Navigator on the Memphis Belle)