Documentary ·War · United States of America · 1944 · 45m

The Memphis Belle

The Memphis Belle poster
Director
William Wyler
Cast
Vince Evans as Himself Jacob L. Devers as Himself (commander, European theatre) Ira C. Eaker as Himself (commander, 8th Air Force) Haywood Hansell as Himself (USAAF) Robert J. Hanson as Himself (radio operator on The Memphis Belle) Eugene Kern as Narrator
Crew
William H. Clothier — Director of Photography William Wyler — Director of Photography Harold J. Tannenbaum — Director of Photography William V. Skall — Director of Photography Lynn Harrison — Editor Jerome Chodorov — Writer
Tagline

Fly and Fight with the Crew on an Actual Bombing Mission Over Germany!

Synopsis

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.

Mood & Themes
world war iiu.s. air forceaerial combatmilitary airplaneheroic missionflying fortressnazi germanywartime propaganda
Key Collaborators
William Wyler Director William H. Clothier Director of Photography William Wyler Director of Photography Harold J. Tannenbaum Director of Photography William V. Skall Director of Photography Lynn Harrison Editor Jerome Chodorov Writer Lester Koenig Writer William Wyler Writer
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