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The Memphis Belle
1944 · Film · documentary · 45 min
Directed by William Wyler
This WW2 documentary centers on the crew of the American B-17 Flying Fortress Memphis Belle as it prepares to execute a strategic bombing raid on Nazi submarine pens in Wilhelmshaven, Germany.
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I have an exercise for you you may enjoy.
Watch the hollywood version of "Memphis Belle". Then watch the documentary "Memphis Belle" which was filmed by cameramen going on actual B-17 missions and getting shot at. All the footage is real, there are no actors. You can see the fear in their faces, the bravery, the hurt, the relief when they return. It's all terribly real.
My dad few 32 missions in B-17. He said the documentary nailed what it was actually like. The hollywood version, nope.