The Memphis Belle

The Memphis Belle (1944)

Released: 1944-04-13 Duration: 45min
Genres: Documentary War
Rating 6.7
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.

Production Companies

First Motion Pictures Unit US Army Air Forces
U.S. Office of War Information
Paramount Pictures
Paramount Pictures

Additional Info

Budget $0.00
Revenue $0.00
Original Language en
Popularity 4.568

Directed By

William Wyler

Crew

Director
William Wyler
Music
Gail Kubik
Director of Photography
William H. Clothier
Director of Photography
William Wyler
Director of Photography
William V. Skall
Director of Photography
Harold J. Tannenbaum

TOP CAST

Vince Evans
Vince Evans

Himself

Jacob L. Devers
Jacob L. Devers

Himself (commander, European theatre)

Ira C. Eaker
Ira C. Eaker

Himself (commander, 8th Air Force)

Haywood Hansell
Haywood Hansell

Himself (USAAF)

Robert J. Hanson
Robert J. Hanson

Himself (radio operator on The Memphis Belle)

Eugene Kern
Eugene Kern

Narrator

Captain Charles B. Leighton
Captain Charles B. Leighton

Himself (Navigator on the Memphis Belle)

Harold P. Loch
Harold P. Loch

Himself (Engineer and top turret gunner on The Memphis Belle)

Casimer A. Nastal
Casimer A. Nastal

Himself ( 19 year-old waist gunner on The Memphis Belle)

Cecil H. Scott
Cecil H. Scott

Himself (turrett gunner and oldest crew member on The Memphis Belle)

Captain James A. Verinis
Captain James A. Verinis

Himself (Co-pilot on The Memphis Belle)

Clarence E. Winchell
Clarence E. Winchell

Himself - waist gunner on The Memphis Belle

Stanley Wray
Stanley Wray

Himself (group commander)

Arthur Kennedy
Arthur Kennedy

(uncredited)

Robert Morgan
Robert Morgan

Himself (Pilot)

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