Synopsis
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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Cast
- Matthew ModineDennis Dearborn
- Eric StoltzDanny Daly
- Tate DonovanLuke Sinclair
- D.B. SweeneyPhil Lowenthal
- Billy ZaneVal Kozlowski
- Sean AstinRichard "Rascal" Moore
- Harry Connick Jr.Clay Busby
- Bradley LavelleSergeant
- Reed DiamondVirgil Hoogesteger
- Courtney GainsEugene McVey
Recommandations
- 80
Los Angeles Times
In the air Memphis Belle is unstoppable, giving us--earthbound and safe--a clear-eyed look at the nuts and bolts of bravery. - 75
Chicago Sun-Times
Despite everything I have said, I found Memphis Belle entertaining, almost in spite of my objections. That's because it exploits so fully the universal human tendency to identify with a group of people who are up in an airplane and may not be able to get down again. - 70
Rolling Stone
The vigorous young cast enhances the excitement of the flight sequences, which are spectacular. Movie rah-rah has rarely been this entertaining. - 70
Time Out
Inspired by real-life events covered in Wyler's WWII documentary The Memphis Belle, this David Puttnam production may not be the most original movie around, but at least Caton-Jones steers through the stock situations with verve and panache. - 67
Entertainment Weekly
The characters in Memphis Belle may have ethnic names, but in spirit the actors are all playing WASPs — fresh-faced, pretty-boy WASPs, the kind that make the little girls swoon. It’s Dead Poets Society Goes to War. - 60
Empire
A sentimental drama that's 'good in the air' and something of a throwback to war films of old. - 50
The New York Times
The direction by Michael Caton-Jones, the Englishman whose first theatrical feature was Scandal, is undistinguished here, but the material is not great. - 50
Variety
Offering a romanticized view of heroism drawn from the Hollywood war epic, Memphis Belle is unashamedly commercial. Its moral fabric is thinner than that of other David Puttnam productions.
