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The Big Lift (1950)Experiences of two Air Force sergeants during the 1948 Berlin Airlift. Director:George SeatonWriter:George Seaton |
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Title: The Big Lift (1950)
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Nominated for 1 Golden Globe.
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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 | ... |
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John R. Mason | ... |
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Gail R. Plush | ... |
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Mack Blevins | ... |
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William A. Stewart | ... |
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Alfred L. Freiburger | ... |
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Gerald Arons | ... |
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James Wilson | ... |
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Richard A. Kellogg | ... |
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Roy R. Steele | ... |
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Plot Summary
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Plot Synopsis
Storyline
In 1948, the Soviet Union blockades the Allied sectors of Berlin to bring the entire city under their control. A semi-documentary about the resulting Berlin Airlift gives way to stories of two fictitious U.S. Air Force participants: Sgt. Hank Kowalski, whose hatred of Germans proves resistant to change, and Sgt. Danny McCullough, whose pursuit of an attractive German war widow gives him a crash course in the seamy side of occupied Berlin. Written by Rod Crawford <puffinus@u.washington.edu>
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
26 April 1950 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Es begann mit einem Kuß See more »Company Credits
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Black and WhiteAspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1
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(uncredited)
Music by John Philip Sousa
Hummed by crew of plane
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Trivia
Hildegard Knef was originally cast in the female lead but was fired from the film shortly before filming began. She was replaced by Cornell Borchers. See more »Quotes
Frederica Burkhardt: When you live in a sewer, you soon discover that the sewer rats are best equipped to survive.See more »
Crazy Credits
At the end of the movie, the "Hollywood" stars (Clift, Douglas etc.), are not credited, however a panoramic coda does credit the principle military service members who portrayed themselves in the film. It shows them standing at attention in front of a C-54, with their names and ranks scrolling across. See more »Soundtracks
"The Stars and Stripes Forever"(uncredited)
Music by John Philip Sousa
Hummed by crew of plane
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The shooting of the film on location in Germany is what makes the whole film work and memorable. The story in itself is not really that great, but probably it grasps our attention because of the surroundings: the ruins, the gloomy statues and the simple and down-to-earth life of the common people. Had it been a Hollywood stage production, there wouldn't have been much to it, but once the movie enters Berlin it gets to another level. The same goes for the acting. Acting among the local population with only two brought-in American actors in the cast ( the main characters ) must have been an inspiration.