The Memphis Belle

William Wyler
1944-04-13

Fly and Fight with the Crew on an Actual Bombing Mission Over Germany!
6.7
45 min

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.

Cast

Name Character Team
Vince Evans Himself Unowned
Jacob L. Devers Himself (commander, European theatre) Unowned
Ira C. Eaker Himself (commander, 8th Air Force) Unowned
Haywood Hansell Himself (USAAF) Unowned
Robert J. Hanson Himself (radio operator on The Memphis Belle) Unowned
Eugene Kern Narrator Unowned
King George VI of the United Kingdom Himself Unowned
Captain Charles B. Leighton Himself (Navigator on the Memphis Belle) Unowned
Harold P. Loch Himself (Engineer and top turret gunner on The Memphis Belle) Unowned
Casimer A. Nastal Himself ( 19 year-old waist gunner on The Memphis Belle) Unowned
Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother Herself Unowned
John P. Quinlan Himself Unowned
Cecil H. Scott Himself (turrett gunner and oldest crew member on The Memphis Belle) Unowned
Captain James A. Verinis Himself (Co-pilot on The Memphis Belle) Unowned
Clarence E. Winchell Himself - waist gunner on The Memphis Belle Unowned
Stanley Wray Himself (group commander) Unowned
Arthur Kennedy (uncredited) Unowned
Robert Morgan Himself (Pilot) Unowned