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The Memphis Belle (1944)

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

  • Documentary
  • War

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.

Rating
6.7 / 10 (45 votes)
Release date
April 13, 1944
Runtime
45m
Language
English
Director
William Wyler
Status
Released
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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

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