Memphis Belle

1990 • 1h 47m •

Drama War Action

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★ 6.8/10

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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.

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

Top Billed 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

Harry Connick Jr.

Clay Busby

Bradley Lavelle

Sergeant

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J John Chard Verified TMDB Critic

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,...