The Memphis Belle (1944)
Fly and Fight with the Crew on an Actual Bombing Mission Over Germany!
1944 · NR · 0h 45m · Documentary, War
Genres: 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.
Director: William Wyler
Writers: Lester Koenig, Jerome Chodorov, William Wyler
Music by: Gail Kubik
Cinematography: William H. Clothier, William Wyler
Editor: Lynn Harrison
Cast
Vince Evans as HimselfJacob L. Devers as Himself (commander, European theatre)Ira C. Eaker as Himself (commander, 8th Air Force)Haywood Hansell as Himself (USAAF)Robert J. Hanson as Himself (radio operator on The Memphis Belle)Eugene Kern as NarratorKing George VI of the United Kingdom as HimselfCaptain Charles B. Leighton as Himself (Navigator on the Memphis Belle)Harold P. Loch as Himself (Engineer and top turret gunner on The Memphis Belle)Casimer A. Nastal as Himself ( 19 year-old waist gunner on The Memphis Belle)Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother as HerselfJohn P. Quinlan as HimselfMore like this
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