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The Memphis Belle

194445 min 6.7 TMDBIMDb ↗Released

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

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.

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Release / first air1944-04-13
Original languageEN
GenresDocumentary, War
DirectorWilliam Wyler
WriterLester Koenig
BudgetNot available
RevenueNot available
ProductionFirst Motion Pictures Unit US Army Air Forces, U.S. Office of War Information

Cast & Crew

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10 cast members
Vince EvansVince EvansHimself
Jacob L. DeversJacob L. DeversHimself (commander, European theatre)
Ira C. EakerIra C. EakerHimself (commander, 8th Air Force)
Haywood HansellHaywood HansellHimself (USAAF)
Robert J. HansonRobert J. HansonHimself (radio operator on The Memphis Belle)
Eugene KernEugene KernNarrator
King George VI of the United KingdomKing George VI of the United KingdomHimself
Captain Charles B. LeightonCaptain Charles B. LeightonHimself (Navigator on the Memphis Belle)
Harold P. LochHarold P. LochHimself (Engineer and top turret gunner on The Memphis Belle)
Casimer A. NastalCasimer A. NastalHimself ( 19 year-old waist gunner on The Memphis Belle)

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#world war ii#u.s. air force#aerial combat#military airplane#heroic mission#flying fortress#nazi germany#wartime propaganda

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