The Memphis Belle (1944)

  • NR
  • 04/13/1944 (US)
  • Documentary, War
  • 45m

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.

William Wyler

Director, Writer

Lester Koenig

Writer

Jerome Chodorov

Writer

Cast

Vince Evans's headshot

Vince Evans

Himself
Jacob L. Devers's headshot

Jacob L. Devers

Himself (commander, European theatre)
Ira C. Eaker's headshot

Ira C. Eaker

Himself (commander, 8th Air Force)
Haywood Hansell's headshot

Haywood Hansell

Himself (USAAF)
Robert J. Hanson's headshot

Robert J. Hanson

Himself (radio operator on The Memphis Belle)
Eugene Kern's headshot

Eugene Kern

Narrator
King George VI of the United Kingdom's headshot

King George VI of the United Kingdom

Himself
Captain Charles B. Leighton's headshot

Captain Charles B. Leighton

Himself (Navigator on the Memphis Belle)

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