Name: The Cold Blue
Genre: History, Documentary, War, TV Movie
Released: 2018-05-23
Duration: 74 min
Rating: 6.6

The Cold Blue

"They flew. They fought. They died. They won."

Audience

Where to Watch

Region

HBO Max

Stream included

HD Included

HBO Max Amazon Channel

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HD Included

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About

A meditation on youth, war and stunning bravery, featuring footage, taken from the National Archives, from the documentary filmed in 1943 by legendary Hollywood director William Wyler about the famous Memphis Belle flying fortress and the gripping narration from some of the last surviving B-17 pilots.

Director

Erik Nelson

Studio

HBO Documentary Films, HBO, Vulcan Productions

Keywords

war veteran world war ii u.s. air force air battle air raid airmen airplane pilot land-air battle flying fortress brothers-in-arms european theatre