Name: Memphis Belle
Genre: Drama, War, Action
Released: 1990-09-07
Duration: 107 min
Rating: 6.7
Cast: Matthew Modine, Eric Stoltz, Tate Donovan, D. B. Sweeney, Billy Zane

Memphis Belle

Brave young men who rode on the wings of victory.

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.

DramaWarAction

DirectorMichael Caton-Jones

WriterMonte Merrick

StatusReleased

LanguageEnglish

Release DateSeptember 7, 1990

Runtime1h 47m

Budget$23,000,000

John Chard

@John Chard

November 23, 20146.5/10

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