The Memphis Belle (1944)
19440h 45mNRDocumentaryWar
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.
Cast
- VVince EvansHimself
- JJacob L. DeversHimself (commander, European theatre)
- IIra C. EakerHimself (commander, 8th Air Force)
- HHaywood HansellHimself (USAAF)
- RRobert J. HansonHimself (radio operator on The Memphis Belle)
- EEugene KernNarrator
King George VI of the United KingdomHimself- CCaptain Charles B. LeightonHimself (Navigator on the Memphis Belle)
- HHarold P. LochHimself (Engineer and top turret gunner on The Memphis Belle)
- CCasimer A. NastalHimself ( 19 year-old waist gunner on The Memphis Belle)
Queen Elizabeth the Queen MotherHerself- JJohn P. QuinlanHimself
- CCecil H. ScottHimself (turrett gunner and oldest crew member on The Memphis Belle)
- CCaptain James A. VerinisHimself (Co-pilot on The Memphis Belle)
- CClarence E. WinchellHimself - waist gunner on The Memphis Belle
- SStanley WrayHimself (group commander)
Arthur Kennedy(uncredited)- RRobert MorganHimself (Pilot)
Crew
- Director
- William Wyler
- Editing
- Lynn Harrison
Details
- Released
- April 13, 1944
- Language
- English
- Studio
- First Motion Pictures Unit US Army Air Forces, U.S. Office of War Information, Paramount Pictures
- IMDb
- tt0036152