The Memphis Belle (1944)

04/13/1944 (US) • 45m

Documentary, War

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.

Top Billed Cast

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

Captain Charles B. Leighton

Himself (Navigator on the Memphis Belle)

Harold P. Loch

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


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

world war ii

u.s. air force

aerial combat

military airplane

heroic mission

flying fortress

nazi germany

wartime propaganda

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