Memphis Belle (film)
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| Directed by | Michael Caton-Jones |
| Produced by |
David Puttnam Catherine Wyler |
| Written by | Monte Merrick |
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| Music by | George Fenton |
| Cinematography | David Watkin |
| Edited by | Jim Clark |
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Warner Bros. (Time Warner) |
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107 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $23,000,000 (estimated) |
| Box office | $27,441,977 (USA) |
| Memphis Belle (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) | |
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| Soundtrack album by George Fenton | |
| Released | 1 October 1990 |
| Recorded |
Abbey Road Studios, CTS Studios, and Angel Studios, London, England |
| Genre | Soundtrack |
| Length | 42:47 |
| Label | Varèse Sarabande |
| Producer |
George Fenton Eliza Thompson |
Memphis Belle is a 1990 British-American drama war film film directed by Michael Caton-Jones and written by Monte Merrick. The film featured an all-star cast with Matthew Modine, Eric Stoltz and Harry Connick Jr. (in his film debut) in leading roles. Memphis Belle is a fictionalization of the 1943 documentary Memphis Belle: A Story of a Flying Fortress by director William Wyler, about the 25th and last mission of an American Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress bomber, the Memphis Belle, based in England during World War II. The 1990 version was co-produced by David Puttnam and Wyler's daughter Catherine, and dedicated to her father. The film closes with a dedication to all airmen, friend or foe, who fought in the skies above Europe during World War II.
In May 1943, the crew of the Memphis Belle, a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress of the US Army Air Force, are grounded in England while their aircraft is repaired.
The group is under the command of Col. Craig Harriman (David Strathairn), a no-nonsense, stoical leader, tasked with keeping the pressure on Nazi targets. An Army publicist, Lt. Col. Bruce Derringer (John Lithgow) is visiting the base, to interview the Belle crew in anticipation of their flying their 25th mission, a requirement to complete their tour of duty.
Derringer is eager to use the crew on a war bonds tour stateside. He believes their success would help the war effort, and confides to Harriman that many people back home are upset at the losses the Air Force has suffered. Some are beginning to think daylight bombing is ineffective, while Harriman openly favors it.
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