The Memphis Belle

Name: The Memphis Belle
Genre: War, Documentary
Released: 1944-04-13
Duration: 45 min
Cast: Vince Evans, Jacob L. Devers, Ira C. Eaker, Haywood Hansell, Robert J. Hanson

NR1944•45 min

4KHDRCC

War Documentary

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.

Audience Score:

6.6

Directed by:William Wyler

Theatrical release poster for the film The Memphis Belle

The Cast

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)

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The Memphis Belle

The Cast

Vince Evans

Jacob L. Devers

Ira C. Eaker

Haywood Hansell

Robert J. Hanson

Eugene Kern

King George VI of the United Kingdom

Captain Charles B. Leighton

Harold P. Loch

Casimer A. Nastal

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