The Big Lift poster

The Big Lift( 1950)

TV-MAWarDramaRomance
67%
User
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From the Ruins came Hope and Despair

Overview

The Berlin Air Lift from the point of view of two Air Force NCOs who navigate romance in a bombed out post WW2 Germany.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Montgomery Clift

      Sgt. 1st Class Danny MacCullough

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      Paul Douglas

      MSgt. Henry "Hank" Kowalski

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      Cornell Borchers

      Frederica Burkhardt

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      Bruni Löbel

      Gerda

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      O.E. Hasse

      Stieber

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      Dante V. Morel

      Capt. Dante V. Morel

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      John R. Mason

      Capt. John R. Mason

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      Gail R. Plush

      Capt. Gail R. Plush

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      Mack Blevins

      Capt. Mack Blevins

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      William A. Stewart

      Capt. William A. Stewart

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      Alfred L. Freiburger

      1st Lt. Alfred L. Freiburger

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      Gerald Arons

      1st Lt. Gerald Arons

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      James Wilson

      1st Lt. James Wilson

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      Richard A. Kellogg

      1st Lt. Richard A. Kellogg

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      Roy R. Steele

      1st Lt. Roy R. Steele

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    Review 1Discussion

    A review by CinemaSerf

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    Written by CinemaSerf on Tue Dec 27 2022
    This is certainly an authentic, atmospheric looking depiction of immediately post war Berlin as the erstwhile allies start carving up the spoils of victory. The story focusses on Monty Clift as "Danny", a flight engineer working for the US Air Force as the Soviets blockade all ground-based access to the bombed out city, and his pal Paul Douglas ("Kowalski") and follows their various escapades, loves and adventures during the short period of the siege. The story itself isn't really up to much and Clift always suited me better in a cowboy hat than in a military one - somehow he just isn't a parti...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

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    Revenue

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    Keywords

    • berlin, germany
    • u.s. air force
    • woman between two men
    • airlift
    • post war germany
    • aviation
    • semi-documentary
    • war bride
    • airfield
    • berlin airlift
    • air force base
    • forced landing
    • manipulative woman
    • dating deception