The Memphis Belle

The Memphis Belle

★ 6.7IMDb Score
Released:1944-04-13
Duration:45 min
Director:William Wyler
Actors:Vince Evans, Jacob L. Devers, Ira C. Eaker, Haywood Hansell, Robert J. Hanson
Production:First Motion Pictures Unit US Army Air Forces, U.S. Office of War Information, Paramount Pictures

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.

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