The Big Lift

"From the Ruins came Hope and Despair"

Jul 14 1950 Approved 2h 0m
Drama, War

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

Plot

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

George Seaton

Directed by

George Seaton

Production Countries

United States of America, Germany

Production Companies

20th Century Fox

Languages

English, Deutsch

Awards

1 nomination

Scores
# of Votes
1,933
Average Rating
6.4 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA