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Memphis Belle

Memphis Belle

Brave young men who rode on the wings of victory.

19906.71h 47m

Overview

The "Memphis Belle" is a World War II bomber, piloted by a young crew on dangerous bombing raids into Europe. The crew only have to make one more bombing raid before they have finished their duty and can go home. In the briefing before their last flight, the crew discover that the target for the day is Bremen.

Directed by Michael Caton-Jones
Written by Monte Merrick
Produced by David Puttnam, Catherine Wyler
Box OfficeBudget: $23.0M0

Top Cast

Matthew Modine

Matthew Modine

Dennis Dearborn

Eric Stoltz

Eric Stoltz

Danny Daly

Tate Donovan

Tate Donovan

Luke Sinclair

D. B. Sweeney

D. B. Sweeney

Phil Lowenthal

Billy Zane

Billy Zane

Val Kozlowski

Sean Astin

Sean Astin

Richard "Rascal" Moore

Harry Connick Jr.

Harry Connick Jr.

Clay Busby

Bradley Lavelle

Bradley Lavelle

Sergeant

Reed Diamond

Reed Diamond

Virgil Hoogesteger

Courtney Gains

Courtney Gains

Eugene McVey

Themes & Keywords

world war iibomberu.s. air forcedanger of lifesoldiernostalgicmilitary airplaneheroic missionflying fortressnazi germanysternadmiring

About Memphis Belle

Memphis Belle is a drama, war, action film released in 1990 exploring themes of world war ii, bomber, u.s. air force, danger of life, soldier, nostalgic. Directed by Michael Caton-Jones, it stars Matthew Modine, Eric Stoltz, Tate Donovan. The "Memphis Belle" is a World War II bomber, piloted by a young crew on dangerous bombing raids into Europe. The crew only have to make one more bombing raid before they have finished their duty and can go home. In the briefing before their last flight, the crew discover that the target for the day is Bremen.

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