Memphis Belle

PG-13

10/12/19901h 47m

Theatrical Release (US)

~ Brave young men who rode on the wings of victory. ~

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.

Director:

Michael Caton-Jones

Status:

Released

Language:

English

Buget:

$23,000,000.00

Revenue:

$0.00

Key words:

world war ii
bomber
u.s. air force
danger of life
soldier
nostalgic
military airplane
heroic mission
flying fortress
nazi germany
stern
admiring

Cast

Matthew Modine

~ as ~

Dennis Dearborn

Eric Stoltz

~ as ~

Danny Daly

Tate Donovan

~ as ~

Luke Sinclair

D. B. Sweeney

~ as ~

Phil Lowenthal

Billy Zane

~ as ~

Val Kozlowski

Sean Astin

~ as ~

Richard "Rascal" Moore

Harry Connick Jr.

~ as ~

Clay Busby

Bradley Lavelle

~ as ~

Sergeant

Reed Diamond

~ as ~

Virgil Hoogesteger

Courtney Gains

~ as ~

Eugene McVey

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Reviews (1)

John Chard
Written 10 year(s) ago
6.5
Hip hip, hooray...

World War II and as the battle for the skies rages, the youthful crew of B-17 Bomber Memphis Belle embark on their 25th and final mission...

David Puttnam co-produces with Catherine Wyler and Michael Caton-Jones directs this poignant and gripping WWII story. The crew of "Belle" are made up of a youth inflected cast of actors headed by the likes of Eric Stoltz, Sean Astin, Billy Zane and Matthew Modine, while John Lithgow and David Strathairn provide the mature acting weight on the ground hoping that the boys come back safely.

In truth it's all a bit too predictable, but never insultingly so, though research into the real exploits of the brave heroes involved reveals that Hollywood has, well, been Hollywood. Tech credits are a mixture of the brilliant and the poor, but when it involves the aerial sequences the film is stunning, and the makers do a sterling job of making "Belle's" final flight suspenseful and emotionally potent. 6.5/10