The Big Lift
Directed by George SeatonIn 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.
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The Big Lift was released on July 14, 1950.
The Big Lift was directed by George Seaton.
The Big Lift has a runtime of 1h 59m.
The Big Lift was produced by William Perlberg.
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.
The key characters in The Big Lift are Sgt. 1st Class Danny MacCullough (Montgomery Clift), MSgt. Henry "Hank" Kowalski (Paul Douglas), Frederica Burkhardt (Cornell Borchers).
The Big Lift is rated Not Rated.
The Big Lift is a Drama, War, Romance film.
The Big Lift has an audience rating of 4.5 out of 10.