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Memphis Belle ()

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In 1943, the crew of a B-17 based in the UK prepares for its 25th and final bombing mission over Germany before returning home to the USA.
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Capt. Dennis Dearborn
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Sgt. Danny "Danny Boy" Daly
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1st Lt. Luke Sinclair
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Lt. Phil Lowenthal
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Lt. Val "Valentine" Kozlowski
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Sgt. Richard "Rascal" Moore
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Sgt. Clay Busby
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Sgt. Virgil Hoogesteger (as Reed Edward Diamond)
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Sgt. Eugene McVey
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Sgt. Jack Bocci
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Col. Craig Harriman
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Lt.Col. Bruce Derringer
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Faith
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Les (as Mac Macdonald)
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Singer (as Jodie Wilson)
Keith Edwards ...
S-2
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Stan the Rookie
Greg Charles ...
Adjutant
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Sergeant (as Bradley Lavell)
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Rookie Captain
Mitch Webb ...
Group Navigator
Paul Birchard ...
Lieutenant
Bill Cullum ...
Farmer
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Cook
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Jitterbugger
Morag Siller ...
Jitterbugger
Steve Elm ...
Footballer
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Footballer
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Footballer (as Martin McDougal)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Wayne Danewood ...
Jiver (uncredited)
Greg Francis ...
Bandleader (uncredited)
Paul Woodadge ...
USAAF ground crew (uncredited)

Directed by

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Michael Caton-Jones

Written by

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Monte Merrick ... (written by)

Produced by

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David Puttnam ... producer
Eric Rattray ... associate producer
Catherine Wyler ... producer

Music by

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George Fenton

Cinematography by

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David Watkin

Editing by

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Jim Clark

Editorial Department

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Jude Andrews ... editor trainee
Nick Moore ... first assistant editor
Cressida Shaffer ... editor trainee
Debbi Slater ... editor trainee (as Debbie Slater)
Steve Spencer ... assistant editor (as Steven Spencer)
Andy Stears ... assistant editor
Len Tremble ... assistant editor
Michael Trent ... assistant editor
Bettina Woolgar ... assistant editor

Casting By

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Marion Dougherty
Juliet Taylor

Production Design by

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Stuart Craig

Art Direction by

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Norman Dorme ... supervising art director
John King
Alan Tomkins

Set Decoration by

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Ian Giladjian

Costume Design by

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Jane Robinson

Makeup Department

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Anna Cobley ... makeup artist
Pamela Haddock ... hair stylist
Maureen Hannaford-Naisbitt ... hair stylist
Joan Hills ... key makeup artist
Meinir Jones-Lewis ... chief hair stylist
Annie McEwan ... makeup artist (as Anne McEwan)

Production Management

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Mary Richards ... production manager
Steve Norris ... executive in charge of production (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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James Devis ... second unit director: aerial unit
Antony Ford ... third assistant director: aerial unit (as Anthony Ford)
Cliff Lanning ... third assistant director
Terry Needham ... assistant director: aerial unit
Adam Somner ... third assistant director: aerial unit
Gerry Toomey ... second assistant director
Bill Westley ... first assistant director
Kevin Westley ... second assistant director
Natasha Ross ... trainee assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department

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Alan Adams ... prop storeman
Brian Bishop ... scenic artist
Doug Bishop ... scenic artist
Laurence Burns ... stand-by crew
Anthony Caccavale ... stand-by crew
Cloe Chloerty ... scenic artist
Stan Cook ... dressing props
Miranda Diamond ... art department researcher
Peter Dorme ... art department assistant
Bob Douglas ... dressing props
Michael R. Driscoll ... supervising stagehand (as Michael Driscoll)
Colin Fox ... drapes
George Gibbons ... stand-by crew
Peter Hancock ... property master
Brian Hartnoll ... stand-by crew
Robert Hill ... stand-by props
Martin Hubbard ... carpenter
Brian Humphrey ... dressing props
Clive Ingleton ... lettering artist
Michael Lamont ... assistant art director
Leonard Lawrence ... supervising rigger
Joe Lear ... supervising plasterer
Bert Long ... assistant construction manager
Steve Macdonald ... stand-by props (as Steve McDonald)
Dave Midson ... dressing props (as David Midson)
John Moore ... dressing props
Jim Morahan ... draughtsman (as James Morahan)
John O'Shaughnessy ... production buyer
Gordon Phillips ... dressing props
Michael G. Ploog ... storyboard artist (as Michael Ploog)
Tony Rimmington ... draughtsman
Ron Seers ... stand-by crew
Arthur Smith ... supervising painter
Bill Stallion ... storyboard artist
Don Taylor ... stand-by crew
Bob Walker ... lettering designs (as Robert Walker)
Peter Wallis ... dressing props
Bill Welch ... construction manager
Paul Wescott ... supervising painter
Alan Williams ... stand-by crew
Tony Youd ... assistant construction manager (as Anthony Youd)
Ray Norris ... carpenter (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Paul Cridlin ... boom operator
Michael Crouch ... sound effects editor
Martin Evans ... dialogue editor
Richard Finney ... sound maintenance
Ian Fuller ... supervising sound editor
Mark Holding ... sound recordist: aerial unit
David John ... sound mixer
Ray Merrin ... sound re-recording engineer
Bill Rowe ... sound re-recording engineer
Sandy Buchanan ... post-production sound assistant (uncredited)
Andy Kennedy ... synclavier operator (uncredited)
Tim Partridge ... dolby sound consultant (uncredited)

Special Effects by

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Richard Conway ... special effects supervisor
Martin Grant ... special effects floor supervisor
Bob Hollow ... senior special effects technician
Brian Mann ... special effects editor
Trevor Wood ... aerial rigs: aerial unit
Andrew Eio ... special effects technician (uncredited)
Dave Eltham ... special effects technician (uncredited)
Steve Hamilton ... special effects floor supervisor (uncredited)
David McCall ... special effects technician (uncredited)
Nigel Nixon ... special effects model maker (uncredited)

Visual Effects by

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John Addison ... stand-by crew: model unit
Dennis Bartlett ... blue screen supervisor: model unit
Nigel Brackley ... modeller and technician: model unit
Terry Bridle ... modeller and technician: model unit
Nicholas Brooks ... visual effects
Mark Challenor ... assistant director: model unit (as Mark Challoner)
Frank Clissold ... electrician: model unit
Richard Conway ... director: model unit
Peter Davy ... modeller and technician: model unit
Steve Drevett ... travelling matte coordinator (as Steve Drewett)
David Eithim ... modeller and technician: model unit
Nick Finlayson ... modeller and technician: model unit
Steve Hamilton ... modeller and technician: model unit (as Stephen Hamilton)
John Holmes ... modeller and technician: model unit
Bill Howe ... stand-by crew: model unit
Alan Johnson ... stand-by crew: model unit
David Jones ... focus puller: model unit
Andrew Kelly ... modeller and technician: model unit
Stuart King ... electrician: model unit
Brian Lince ... modeller and technician: model unit
David Litchfield ... camera operator: model unit
Ray Lovell ... modeller and technician: model unit
Roy Masters ... modeller and technician: model unit
David McCall ... modeller and technician: model unit
Ed McDermott ... electrician: model unit
Mike McGillivray ... gaffer: model unit (as Michael McGillivray)
Kaye Moss ... modeller and technician: model unit
Keith Muir ... stand-by crew: model unit
Terry Newvell ... stand-by crew: model unit
Harry Oakes ... cameraman: model unit
Stephen Onions ... modeller and technician: model unit
Wally Parker ... stand-by crew: model unit
Peter Pickering ... modeller and technician: model unit
William Poynter ... stand-by crew: model unit (as Bill Poynter)
Jonathan Richardson ... model unit trainee
Mike Smith ... stand-by crew: model unit
Vic Smith ... electrician: model unit
Tony Strachan ... additional photographer: model unit
Peter Talbot ... focus puller: model unit
Jamie Thomas ... modeller and technician: model unit
Keith Thomas ... focus puller: model unit
Leslie Wheeler ... modeller and technician: model unit (as Les Wheeler)
Tim Willis ... modeller and technician: model unit
Ken Worringham ... blue screen technician: model unit (as Ken Warringham)
Martin Body ... optical cameraman (uncredited)
Zoe Cain ... optical effects technician (uncredited)
Craig Chandler ... optical effects (uncredited)
Alan Church ... optical cameraman (uncredited)
Andrew Coates ... assistant optical camera (uncredited)
Doug Ferris ... matte artist (uncredited)
Mark Gardiner ... motion control camera operator (uncredited)
Antony Hunt ... executive producer: The Magic Camera Company (uncredited)
Tim Ollive ... opticals effects (uncredited)
Stuart Pitcher ... rostrum cameraman (uncredited)
Janek Sirrs ... visual effects (uncredited)
Val Wardlaw ... visual effects (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

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Dizzy Addicott ... pilot: B-25 Mitchell camera plane
David Appleby ... still photographer
Neil Binney ... camera operator: aerial unit
Steve Brooke Smith ... clapper loader: aerial unit
Fred Brown ... electrician
Derek V. Browne ... camera operator (as Derek Browne)
Peter Butler ... camera grip
Giles Christopher ... clapper loader: aerial unit
James Devis ... director of photography: aerial unit
Geoff Dibben ... camera trainee (as Geoffey Dibben)
Ron Dick ... camera air-to-air liaison (as Air Vice Marshall Ron Dick)
Alfie Emmins ... electrician
Chuck Finch ... gaffer
Tommy Finch ... best boy (as Tom Finch)
John Foster ... clapper loader: aerial unit
Mike Frift ... camera operator: aerial unit
Alan Grosch ... electrician
Steve Harvey ... electrician
Simon Hume ... focus puller
Kate Hunt ... camera trainee
Ted Jaffrey ... camera grip
Jeremy Jones ... focus puller: aerial unit
Steve Leverington ... crane operator
Billy Merrell ... best boy (as Bill Merrell)
Simon Mills ... focus puller: aerial unit
Mark Milsome ... clapper loader: aerial unit
Mark Moriarty ... assistant camera: additional photography: second unit
Steve Murray ... focus puller: aerial unit (as Steven Murray)
Brian Osborne ... camera grip: aerial unit
Nick Penn ... clapper loader
Stuart Reid ... electrician
Natasha Ross ... camera trainee
Mike Rutter ... camera operator: aerial unit
Toby Tyler ... electrician
Robin Vidgeon ... additional photographer: second unit
Chris Warren ... video operator: aerial unit
Simon Werry ... camera operator: aerial unit
Peter Hodgson ... video assist: additional unit (uncredited)

Casting Department

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Owens Hill ... additional casting: USA
Patsy Pollock ... additional casting: UK

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Ken Crouch ... wardrobe assistant (as Kenny Crouch)
Peter Edmonds ... wardrobe assistant: aerial unit
Catherine Halloran ... wardrobe assistant
David Murphy ... costume coordinator
Philip Rainforth ... wardrobe assistant
David Whiteing ... wardrobe assistant
Kirsten Wing ... wardrobe mistress
Bob Worth ... advisor: military costumes
Richard Thomas ... costume painter (uncredited)

Location Management

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Andy Andrews ... location cashier
Barbara Back ... location manager: aerial unit
Allan James ... location manager

Music Department

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Jeff Atmajian ... orchestrator
George Fenton ... orchestrator
Keith Grant ... music recording engineer
Geoff Young ... music recording engineer
Pete Beachill ... musician: trombone (uncredited)
Mark Berrow ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Dave Bishop ... musician: clarinet (uncredited)
Stuart Brooks ... musician: trumpet (uncredited)
George Fenton ... conductor (uncredited)
Greg Francis ... musical director: dance music (uncredited)
Skaila Kanga ... musician: harp (uncredited)
Gerry O'Riordan ... assistant music engineer (uncredited)
Jamie Talbot ... alto Saxophone (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

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Suzanne McGeachan ... assistant continuity (as Sue Clegg)
Julie Robinson ... continuity: aerial unit
Angela Wharton ... script supervisor (as Angela Noakes)

Transportation Department

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Mark White ... transportation

Additional Crew

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Simon Atherton ... armorer
Chris Bevan ... pilot: fighter
Tania Blunden ... production coordinator (as Tania Windsor)
Peter Brown ... consultant aeronautical engineer
Paul Chaplin ... pilot: fighter
Jean-Phillipe Chivot ... provider: B-17 Flying Fortress F-AZDX
Don Clark ... pilot: B-17 Flying Fortress N-17W
Susan d'Arcy ... unit publicist (as Susan D'Arcy)
Allen Davies ... assistant accountant (as Allan Davies)
Rob Dean ... pilot: fighter
Walter Eichorn ... pilot: Messerschmitt 109
Andrew Fletcher ... armorer
Roger A. Freeman ... technical advisor (as Roger Freeman)
Tommy Garcia ... technical advisor
Jean-Pierre Gattegno ... pilot: B-17 Flying Fortress F-BEEA
Jo Gregory ... production accountant
Stephen Grey ... pilot: P-51 Mustang
Reg Hallam ... pilot: P-51 Mustang
Mark Hanna ... aerial coordinator / pilot: fighter
Ray Hanna ... chief pilot
David Hillman ... title designer
Peter Jarvis ... pilot: fighter
Peter John ... pilot: P-51 Mustang
Tim Knatchbull ... production runner: aerial unit
Rolf Meum ... pilot: P-51 Mustang
Richard Morrison ... provider: titles
Bruce Orriss ... technical advisor
Julia Overton ... production assistant
Hoof Proudfoot ... pilot: P-51 Mustang
Bob Richardson ... pilot: B-17 Flying Fortress N-17W
John Romain ... Pilot
Anders Saether ... pilot: P-51 Mustang
Jean Salis ... provider: B-17 Flying Fortress F-AZDX (as Jean Sallis)
Elly Sallingboe ... provider: B-17 Flying Fortress G-BEDF
Carl Schofield ... pilot: fighter (as Carl Scofield)
Keith Sisson ... pilot: B-17 Flying Fortress G-BEDF (as Keith Sissons)
Brian Smith ... pilot: fighter
Alan Steele ... computer operator
David Tallichet ... pilot: B-17 Flying Fortress N3703G / provider: B-17 Flying Fortress N3703G
Peter Thompson ... helicopter pilot
David Toguri ... choreographer
Alan Walker ... pilot: B-17 Flying Fortress G-BEDF
Rebecca West ... publicity assistant
Alan White ... photographic transparencies
J. David Williams ... financier
Marc Wolff ... helicopter pilot
Mike Woodley ... aviation ground coordinator
Jerry Grayson ... helicopter pilot (uncredited)
Ray Hanna ... pilot: Messerschmitt 109 (uncredited)
Jay Lance ... publicity assistant (uncredited)
Natasha Ross ... production assistant (uncredited)
Art Smith Jr. ... researcher (uncredited)

Thanks

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Keith Ansell ... acknowledgment
Leonard Cheshire ... acknowledgment (as Group Captain Leonard Cheshire)
Harry Friedman ... acknowledgment (as Dr. Harry Friedman)
James W. Gavin ... acknowledgment (as Jim Gavin)
R.J. Howard ... acknowledgment (as Group Captain R.J. Howard)
Skip Lehmann ... acknowledgment
Marc Pierre ... acknowledgment
M.J. Pilkington ... acknowledgment (as Air Vice Marshal M.J. Pilkington)
Margaret Polk ... acknowledgment
Christian Roy ... acknowledgment
J.D. Spottiswood ... acknowledgment (as Air Vice Marshal J.D. Spottiswood)
Colin Waterworth ... acknowledgment
Crew believed to be complete

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Storyline

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Plot Summary

It's May 1943 at a US Army Air Corps base in England. The four officers and six enlisted men of the Memphis Belle - a B-17 bomber so nicknamed for the girlfriend of its stern and stoic captain, Dennis Dearborn - will soon start their twenty-fifth mission, having completed their previous twenty-four successfully with nary an incident, while fewer and fewer other planes are coming back from their missions at all. If they complete their next mission successfully, they will be the first Army Air Corps B-17 Crew to complete their tour of duty. Visiting communications officer Lt. Col. Bruce Derringer wants to publicize and highly tout their accomplishment, even before it happens, as a long term good news campaign at a time when there is little good news to report. Derringer's plan is against the wishes of the base commander, Col. Craig Harriman, who would prefer to treat the ten as any of his other hard working men. The previous success of the Memphis Belle is despite the disparate natures of the ten men, whose personalities and backgrounds could not be more different. Each of the ten has a differing view of Derringer's publicity campaign as well as to the probable success or failure of what will be their last mission regardless, a dangerous one into enemy territory over the skies of Bremen, Germany. Written by Huggo

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Taglines Brave young men who rode on the wings of victory. See more »
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Also Known As
  • メンフィス・ベル (Japan, Japanese title)
  • A Bela Memphis (Portugal)
  • Красуня з Мемфіса (Ukraine)
  • Memphis Belle - A Fortaleza Voadora (Brazil)
  • Ślicznotka z Memphis (Poland)
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Runtime
  • 107 min
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Box Office

Budget $23,000,000 (estimated)

Did You Know?

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Trivia The navigator of the real Memphis Belle was Charles Leighton. From Flint Michigan, he retired as a teacher and counselor. He saved the Belle and other B-17s after identifying false German radio beacons designed to lure unwary B-17s into harm's way. See more »
Goofs In Memphis Belle the bomber force is ordered to circle back to the Initial Point when the Primary Target is obscured by smoke or cloud cover. In reality, this would NOT have happened. First, it is VERY hard to have a formation of 300-plus Forts make a 180 degree turn. Second, such a maneuver would alert all flak batteries as to the actual target. Third, such a maneuver would keep the force under fighter attack longer than need be. In actuality, bomber crews were briefed on a primary, a secondary, a tertiary and targets of opportunity. If the primary target was unable to be hit, the primary became the IP to set up on the secondary. If the secondary were unable to be hit, it became the IP for the tertiary, and if that were unable to be hit, the force commander (NOT the pilot of the lead aircraft) would issue an order to go after targets of opportunity. Failing that, the mission would be aborted and the crews would dump their ordnance in either the North Sea or the English Channel. The mission would count toward tour completion, as the crews would have been in combat, and were over enemy territory. See more »
Movie Connections Edited into Dark Blue World (2001). See more »
Soundtracks The Chestnut Tree See more »
Quotes Richard Rascal Moore: [a German fighter has just passed extremely close under the belly of the plane, right past Rascal] That guy had blue eyes!
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