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The Big Lift

From the Ruins came Hope and Despair

6.9(28)19502h 0m2

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

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Released
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Language
English
  • 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

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Germany, United States of America

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • TheatricalNR26 Apr 1950
  • GermanyDE

    • Theatrical12Centfox24 Apr 1953

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The Big Lift was released on 26 April 1950.

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    CinemaSerf

    12/27/2022

    6/10

    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 du…

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