Ce film est inspiré par les faits d'armes du célèbre B-17 appelé Memphis Belle. En 1943, ce bombardier a déjà 24 missions à son actif en Europe. Plus qu'une pour terminer son tour et rentrer aux États-Unis. Mais cette mission, la plus dangereuse, consiste à bombarder Brême en plein territoire ennemi..
Ce documentaire tourné sur le vif raconte la dernière mission de bombardements sur l’Allemagne du « Memphis Belle » et de ses vétérans. Un des opérateurs de Wyler fut tué lors du tournage..
Découvrez comment un B-17, le Memphis Belle, et son équipage a soutenu le moral de la nation et est devenu le symbole des prouesses de l'Amérique dans sa défense de la liberté..
In 1943, the Memphis Belle was an American icon. It was one of the first American heavy bombers to survive 25 combat missions over the deadly skies of Europe. In 2005, a Belle arrived in Dayton for an exhaustive 13-year restoration at the National Museum of the United States Air Force, where the Memphis Belle is now on display. In this locally-produced documentary, combat diaries give unflinching, first-hand accounts of the Belle’s most dangerous missions. Interviews with the curator and restoration crew provide insights into the challenges of their long mission to restore the Belle. It’s a story of two teams of men, separated by 75 years, who shared a deep affection for a plane that became an American icon..
History Rediscovered: The Memphis Belle features a restored version of the most famous documentary to emerge from WWII plus three other non-fiction, WWII films. Originally filmed in 1943 and directed by Academy Award winner William Wyler, "The Memphis Belle" chronicles the 25th and final mission of an Eighth Air Force B-17 in the skies over Axis-occupied Europe..
This riveting doc covers the years 1942-1945, when the United States built the Eighth Army Air Force, the largest overseas air unit in its history..
Some of Tennessee's trashiest transvestites strut their fluff and lip sync their gender -bending hearts out on the opulent Holiday Inn Dinner Theatre stage. See Magda as Sophie Tucker! See Chiquita as Carmen Miranda! See Edwina as Ann (Bowlegs) Miller! It's like a bad high school play in which all the girls look a bit...well, scary.
