The Big Lift
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.
- Production
- 20th Century Fox
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Cast
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- Director
- George Seaton
- Writers
- George Seaton
- Producers
- William Perlberg
- Cinematography
- Charles G. Clarke
- Composer
- Alfred Newman
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CinemaSerf
December 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…