The Memphis Belle (1944)
"Fly and Fight with the Crew on an Actual Bombing Mission Over Germany!"
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.
Top Cast
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Vince Evans
Himself
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Jacob L. Devers
Himself (commander, European theatre)
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Ira C. Eaker
Himself (commander, 8th Air Force)
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Haywood Hansell
Himself (USAAF)
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Robert J. Hanson
Himself (radio operator on The Memphis Belle)
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Eugene Kern
Narrator
King George VI of the United Kingdom
Himself
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Captain Charles B. Leighton
Himself (Navigator on the Memphis Belle)
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Harold P. Loch
Himself (Engineer and top turret gunner on The Memphis Belle)
C
Casimer A. Nastal
Himself ( 19 year-old waist gunner on The Memphis Belle)
Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother
Herself
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John P. Quinlan
Himself
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Cecil H. Scott
Himself (turrett gunner and oldest crew member on The Memphis Belle)
C
Captain James A. Verinis
Himself (Co-pilot on The Memphis Belle)
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Clarence E. Winchell
Himself - waist gunner on The Memphis Belle
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