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 Dresden, a heavily-defended city that invariably causes many Allied casualties

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Film Cast:
Dennis Dearborn: Matthew Modine
Danny Daly: Eric Stoltz
Luke Sinclair: Tate Donovan
Phil Lowenthal: D.B. Sweeney
Val Kozlowski: Billy Zane
Richard “Rascal” Moore: Sean Astin
Clay Busby: Harry Connick Jr.
Sergeant: Bradley Lavelle
Virgil Hoogesteger: Reed Diamond
Eugene McVey: Courtney Gains
Jack Bocci: Neil Giuntoli
Craig Harriman: David Strathairn
Bruce Derringer: John Lithgow
Faith: Jane Horrocks
Stan: Steven Mackintosh
Footballer: Martin McDougall
Farm Girl / Jitterbugger: Morag Siller
Les: Mac McDonald
Singer: Jodie Brooke Wilson
S-2: Keith Edwards
Film Crew:
Draughtsman: Jim Morahan
Sound Recordist: Mark Holding
Casting: Juliet Taylor
Original Music Composer: George Fenton
Casting: Marion Dougherty
Production Design: Stuart Craig
Director of Photography: David Watkin
Producer: David Puttnam
Editor: Jim Clark
Still Photographer: David Appleby
Art Direction: Alan Tomkins
Supervising Art Director: Norman Dorme
Screenplay: Monte Merrick
Art Direction: John King
Dialogue Editor: Martin Evans
Director: Michael Caton-Jones
Producer: Catherine Wyler
Costume Design: Jane Robinson
Makeup Artist: Joan Hills
Set Decoration: Ian Giladjian
Property Master: Peter Hancock
Construction Foreman: Bill Welch
Scenic Artist: Brian Bishop
Scenic Artist: Doug Bishop
Scenic Artist: Cloe Chloerty
Boom Operator: Paul Cridlin
Sound Effects Editor: Michael Crouch
Supervising Sound Editor: Ian Fuller
Special Effects: Bob Hollow
Visual Effects: Nicholas Brooks
Location Manager: Barbara Back
Location Manager: Allan James
Choreographer: David Toguri
Script Supervisor: Angela Wharton
Aerial Camera: Mike Rutter
Movie Reviews:
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