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Stuart Craig
Production Design -
Michael Caton-Jones
Director -
Marion Dougherty
Casting -
Jim Clark
Editor -
Ian Fuller
Supervising Sound Editor -
George Fenton
Original Music Composer -
David Puttnam
Producer -
Juliet Taylor
Casting
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John Chard 5/16/2024 3:22:08 PM
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
Billy Zane
Val KozlowskiSean Astin
Richard "Rascal" MooreJohn Lithgow
Bruce DerringerMatthew Modine
Dennis DearbornEric Stoltz
Danny DalyTate Donovan
Luke SinclairDavid Strathairn
Craig HarrimanCourtney Gains
Eugene McVey