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The Memphis Belle
Fly and Fight with the Crew on an Actual Bombing Mission Over Germany!
Genres
DocumentaryWar
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.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
45 min
Release Date
1944-04-13
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
39
Vote Average
6.7
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
Vince Evans
Himself
Jacob L. Devers
Himself (commander, European theatre)
Ira C. Eaker
Himself (commander, 8th Air Force)
Haywood Hansell
Himself (USAAF)
Robert J. Hanson
Himself (radio operator on The Memphis Belle)
Eugene Kern
Narrator
King George VI of the United Kingdom
Himself
Captain Charles B. Leighton
Himself (Navigator on the Memphis Belle)
Harold P. Loch
Himself (Engineer and top turret gunner on The Memphis Belle)
Casimer A. Nastal
Himself ( 19 year-old waist gunner on The Memphis Belle)
Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother
Herself
John P. Quinlan
Himself
Cecil H. Scott
Himself (turrett gunner and oldest crew member on The Memphis Belle)
Captain James A. Verinis
Himself (Co-pilot on The Memphis Belle)
Clarence E. Winchell
Himself - waist gunner on The Memphis Belle
Stanley Wray
Himself (group commander)
Arthur Kennedy
(uncredited)
Robert Morgan
Himself (Pilot)
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