Brave young men who rode on the wings of victory.
Director: Michael Caton-Jones
Producer: David Puttnam, Catherine Wyler
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.
107 min
Rating: 6.731/10
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Top Cast
Matthew Modine
Dennis Dearborn
Eric Stoltz
Danny Daly
Tate Donovan
Luke Sinclair
D. B. Sweeney
Phil Lowenthal
Billy Zane
Val Kozlowski
Sean Astin
Richard "Rascal" Moore
Movie Info
Director: Michael Caton-Jones
Producer: David Puttnam, Catherine Wyler
Production Companies: Warner Bros. Pictures, Enigma Productions, Fujisankei Communications Group, British Satellite Broadcasting, NatWest Ventures, The Bountiful Company
Countries: Japan, United Kingdom, United States of America
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John Chard:
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