The Memphis Belle: A Story of a Flying Fortress is a 1944 documentary film which provides an account of the final mission of the crew of the Memphis Belle, a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress. In May 1943 it became the third U.S. Army Air Forces heavy bomber to complete 25 missions over Europe, but the first to return to the United States.
- The crew of the Memphis Belle
- Gail Kubik
- William Wyler
- Jerome Chodorov, Lester Koenig, William Wyler
The Memphis Belle: A Story of a Flying Fortress: Directed by William Wyler. With Stanley Wray, Robert Morgan, James A. Verinis, Robert J. Hanson. A documentary on the 25th bombing mission of the Memphis Belle, a B-17 in the US 8th Air Force.
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6 de abr. de 2020 · The reason for “Memphis Belle” being a legend? Belle was one of the first heavy bomber aircraft to complete 25 missions with its crew intact, and successfully return to the United States.
Memphis Belle is a fictional version of the 1944 documentary Memphis Belle: A Story of a Flying Fortress by director William Wyler, about the 25th and last mission of an American Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress bomber, the Memphis Belle, based in England during World War II.
- $27 million (USA)
- Michael Caton-Jones
- $23 million (estimated)
- George Fenton
12 de jun. de 2022 · Memphis Belle, é um B-17 Flying Fortress e sua tripulação devem completar 25 missões, um pré-requisito para a tripulação completar sua missão. Junto com o resto do esquadrão, para isso Belle recebe a tarefa de atacar uma fábrica de Focke Wulf 190 em Bremen, Alemanha.
31 de dez. de 2014 · The Memphis Belle: A Story of a Flying Fortress. This film is a war documentary produced by one of the "Hollywood Colonels," William Wyler, who joined the Air Force Film unit and recorded the sights and sounds of the last mission of a B-17 bomber known as the Memphis Belle, named after the girlfriend of the pilot.