The Memphis Belle

The Memphis Belle

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

6.6

April 13, 1944

45m

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.

Directed by: William Wyler

Top 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

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)