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George Seaton (writer)
Release Date:
26 April 1950 (USA)
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Experiences of two Air Force sergeants during the 1948 Berlin Airlift. full summary | add synopsis
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Nominated for Golden Globe.
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Grainy Footage and Realistic Story
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Montgomery Clift | ... | Sgt. 1st Class Danny MacCullough |
 | Paul Douglas | ... | M / Sgt. Henry "Hank" Kowalski |
| Cornell Borchers | ... | Frederica Burkhardt |
| Bruni Löbel | ... | Gerda |
| O.E. Hasse | ... | Stieber |
| Captain Dante V. Morel | ... | Himself |
| Captain John R. Mason | ... | Sergeant |
| Captain Gail R. Plush | ... | Himself |
| Captain Mack Blevins | ... | Himself |
| Captain William A. Stewart | ... | Himself |
| First Lieutenant Alfred L. Freiburger | ... | Himself |
| First Lieutenant Gerald Arons | ... | Himself |
| First Lieutenant James Wilson | ... | Himself |
| First Lieutenant Richard A. Kellogg | ... | Himself |
| First Lieutenant Roy R. Steele | ... | Himself |
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120 min
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1.37 : 1 more
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With the exception of Montgomery Clift and Paul Douglas, all military personnel in the film were actual members of the US military on duty in Germany at the time.
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Frederica Burkhardt:
When you live in a sewer, you soon discover that the sewer rats are best equipped to survive.
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National Emblem March
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Spooky airlift film in which the bad seem good and visa versa. This movie was made in 1950. As such, Berlin is accurately portrayed as a destroyed city. Portrayed is perhaps the wrong word. The reason is because the city was still a giant rubble pile. Great dialogue and excellent story make this the premiere film concerning the American and British airlift to save Berlin from the Soviets. The malevolent opportunism demonstrated by the German locals, lend a tragic, yet realistic touch to this movie. Lovelorn American servicemen eat up female German desperation, and thus the stage is set for tragedy.