The Big Lift

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

Genre : WarDramaRomance

Runtime : 120 mins

Release Date : 1950-04-26

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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 t...

Cast

Montgomery Clift

(Sgt. 1st Class Danny MacCullough)

Paul Douglas

(MSgt. Henry "Hank" Kowalski)

Cornell Borchers

(Frederica Burkhardt)

Bruni Löbel

(Gerda)

O.E. Hasse

(Stieber)

Dante V. Morel

(Capt. Dante V. Morel)

John R. Mason

(Capt. John R. Mason)

Gail R. Plush

(Capt. Gail R. Plush)

Mack Blevins

(Capt. Mack Blevins)

William A. Stewart

(Capt. William A. Stewart)

Alfred L. Freiburger

(1st Lt. Alfred L. Freiburger)

Gerald Arons

(1st Lt. Gerald Arons)

James Wilson

(1st Lt. James Wilson)

Richard A. Kellogg

(1st Lt. Richard A. Kellogg)

Roy R. Steele

(1st Lt. Roy R. Steele)