Movie, 1944
The Memphis Belle
IMDb 6.7, 45 min, Documentary, War, United States of America
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
18 creditedVE
Vince Evans
Himself
JL
Jacob L. Devers
Himself (commander, European theatre)
IC
Ira C. Eaker
Himself (commander, 8th Air Force)
HH
Haywood Hansell
Himself (USAAF)
RJ
Robert J. Hanson
Himself (radio operator on The Memphis Belle)
EK
Eugene Kern
Narrator
King George VI of the United Kingdom
Himself
CC
Captain Charles B. Leighton
Himself (Navigator on the Memphis Belle)
HP
Harold P. Loch
Himself (Engineer and top turret gunner on The Memphis Belle)
CA
Casimer A. Nastal
Himself ( 19 year-old waist gunner on The Memphis Belle)
Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother
Herself
JP
John P. Quinlan
Himself
Details
DirectorWilliam Wyler
WritersJerome Chodorov, Lester Koenig, William Wyler
GenreDocumentary, War
Runtime45 min
ReleasedThu, Apr 13, 1944
CountryUnited States of America
IMDBtt0036152
