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The Cold Blue

The Cold Blue

They flew. They fought. They died. They won.

20186.71h 14m

Overview

A meditation on youth, war and stunning bravery, featuring footage, taken from the National Archives, from the documentary filmed in 1943 by legendary Hollywood director William Wyler about the famous Memphis Belle flying fortress and the gripping narration from some of the last surviving B-17 pilots.

Directed by Erik Nelson
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Top Cast

William Wyler

William Wyler

Himself (archive footage)

Themes & Keywords

war veteranworld war iiu.s. air forceair battleair raidairmenairplane pilotland-air battleflying fortressbrothers-in-armseuropean theatreb17 bomberbombing mission

About The Cold Blue

The Cold Blue is a war, documentary, tv movie, history film released in 2018 exploring themes of war veteran, world war ii, u.s. air force, air battle, air raid, airmen. Directed by Erik Nelson, it stars William Wyler. A meditation on youth, war and stunning bravery, featuring footage, taken from the National Archives, from the documentary filmed in 1943 by legendary Hollywood director William Wyler about the famous Memphis Belle flying fortress and the gripping narration from some of the last surviving B-17 pilots.

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