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07/09/1990 Drama, War, Action 1h 47m
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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.

  1. Michael Caton-Jones

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Matthew Modine

    Dennis Dearborn

  2. Eric Stoltz

    Danny Daly

  3. Tate Donovan

    Luke Sinclair

  4. D. B. Sweeney

    Phil Lowenthal

  5. Billy Zane

    Val Kozlowski

  6. Sean Astin

    Richard "Rascal" Moore

  7. Harry Connick Jr.

    Clay Busby

  8. Bradley Lavelle

    Sergeant

  9. Reed Diamond

    Virgil Hoogesteger

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Reviews

A review by John Chard
Written by John Chard on 2014-11-23
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,...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$23,000,000.00

Revenue
$0.00

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