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1990 film by Michael Caton-Jones

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Memphis Belle is a 1990 war, drama, and action film directed by Michael Caton-Jones. The movie features a cast including Matthew Modine, Eric Stoltz, Tate Donovan, and Billy Zane. David Puttnam produced the film, with George Fenton composing the score and David Watkin serving as director of photography. Jim Clark edited the film, while Stuart Craig handled production design. The narrative focuses on aviation during World War II and is set in an airplane environment, specifically referencing Memphis.

The production originated in the United States and the United Kingdom, with filming taking place at Pinewood Studios. It was distributed by Warner Bros. Entertainment and Netflix, with a runtime of 107 minutes. The film holds a review score of 68 percent and an IMDb rating of 6.9. It was rated PG-13 and received one win and four nominations for a total of five awards, including a BAFTA Award nomination.

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Film · TMDB

6.7

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 Bremen.

Released: 1990-09-07107 minDir: Michael Caton-JonesDrama, War, ActionBudget: $23.0M

Cast

  • Matthew Modine as Dennis Dearborn
  • Eric Stoltz as Danny Daly
  • Tate Donovan as Luke Sinclair
  • D. B. Sweeney as Phil Lowenthal
  • Billy Zane as Val Kozlowski
  • Sean Astin as Richard "Rascal" Moore

Themes

  • world war ii
  • bomber
  • u.s. air force
  • danger of life
  • soldier
  • nostalgic
  • military airplane
  • heroic mission
  • flying fortress
  • nazi germany

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Ratings

IMDb

6.9/10

31,554 votes

Rotten Tomatoes

68%

Metacritic

59/100

Year
1990
Runtime
107 min
Genres
Action, Drama, War
Rated
PG-13
Awards
Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award1 win & 4 nominations total

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
film
Country of origin
United Kingdom
Original language
English language
Main subject
World War II
Cast member
Neil Giuntoli
Production company
Warner Bros. Entertainment
Cinematographer
David Watkin
Narrative location
Memphis
Filming location
Pinewood Studios
Duration
103
FilmAffinity ID
155753
Performer
George Fenton
Distribution format
video on demand
Image
Memphisbellenose.jpg
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publication date
1990-01-01
film editor
Jim Clark
title
Memphis Belle
distributed by
Netflix
production designer
Stuart Craig
Commons category
Memphis Belle (film)
set in environment
aircraft
review score
68%
box office
27441977
capital cost
23000000
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