War ·Drama ·Romance · Germany · 1950 · 2h 0m

The Big Lift

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Director

Cast

Montgomery Clift as Sgt. 1st Class Danny MacCullough Paul Douglas as MSgt. Henry "Hank" Kowalski Cornell Borchers as Frederica Burkhardt Bruni Löbel as Gerda O.E. Hasse as Stieber Dante V. Morel as Capt. Dante V. Morel

Crew

Charles G. Clarke — Director of Photography William Reynolds — Editor Robert L. Simpson — Editor Alfred Newman — Original Music Composer George Seaton — Writer William Perlberg — Producer

Tagline

From the Ruins came Hope and Despair

Synopsis

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

Mood & Themes

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

Key Collaborators

George Seaton Director Charles G. Clarke Director of Photography William Reynolds Editor Robert L. Simpson Editor Alfred Newman Original Music Composer George Seaton Writer William Perlberg Producer Bobbe Brox Costume Design

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