Product Details

• Directors: William Wyler
• Format: NTSC
• Region: All Regions
• Studio: Synergy Ent
• DVD Release Date: June 4, 2007
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000RKV37C
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #74,867 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

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Documentary about the 25th and last bombing mission of a B17, the "Memphis Belle". The "Memphis Belle" took part in a great bombing raid on sub-pens in Wilhelmshafen, Germany. On their way they encounterd heavy AA fire and interceptors.

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars NOT the Orignial Memphis Belle Documentary, February 1, 2005

By	thorvald (USA) - See all my reviews (VINE VOICE)

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This review is from: Memphis Belle (DVD)

This in NOT the orginial Memphis Belle documentary! This is a British remake/rehash of the original with altered narration and altered editing.

It appears most of the original footage is included (I _wish_ I had the orginal to compare--it's the one I thought I was getting), but the original narration has been replaced, eliminating some of the most affecting parts (the WWII blood-donor pitch, for one--about how blood donations from the folks at home might have saved some of the returning wounded fliers), as well as the first-hand, on-the-scene sense of tension that the original had.

This version isn't terrible, and does continue the Memphis Belle story past their successful final bombing mission, and includes some extra b&w footage. But is--I repeat--NOT the original.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Don't Be Fooled: THIS IS NOT THE ORIGINAL, July 15, 2005

By	D. P. Lentini "Textbook Critic" (North Berwick, ME USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Memphis Belle (DVD)

A poor documentary based on the original. The narration is terrible and the drama and emotion of Wyler's moive are lost. Such a shame. I do not recommend this at all.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Life is What You Make It, August 14, 2009

By	Howard Wilson "Howard Wilson" (Kyoto, Japan) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

The Memphis Belle says it all. In war the winds of death blow each way you turn and it holds true in everyday life. We've got to work with the team, not against it. Some of us will make it, some wont'.

The crew of the Memphis Belle was a team and a team has to work together in war if you hope to win the battle against an enemy you can't see. Somebody always gets hurt. But with a little help from your crew mates you can make it. In war life and death are always staring you in the face, telling you don't count on anything. If you make it call it luck. In war you live or die. Nobody knows if you're going to make it. In my case I made it. I was lucky. The guys on the Memphis Belle made it. They were lucky. It could have gone the the other way, like the plane that got cut in two by a damaged enemy plane.

War is the great enemy. Whoever wins turns out to be a loser.

Call it luck on a plate of ice.

Best wishes.