The Big Lift
“From the Ruins came Hope and Despair”
1950•NR•2h 0m•6.9•Released
WarDramaRomance
The Berlin Air Lift from the point of view of two Air Force NCOs who navigate romance in a bombed out post WW2 Germany.
Director
George Seaton
Writer
George Seaton
Languages
English, German
Studio
20th Century Fox
Cast
Montgomery Clift
Sgt. 1st Class Danny MacCullough
Paul Douglas
MSgt. Henry "Hank" Kowalski
Cornell Borchers
Frederica Burkhardt
Bruni Löbel
Gerda
O.E. Hasse
Stieber
Dante V. Morel
Capt. Dante V. Morel
John R. Mason
Capt. John R. Mason
Gail R. Plush
Capt. Gail R. Plush
Mack Blevins
Capt. Mack Blevins
William A. Stewart
Capt. William A. Stewart
Alfred L. Freiburger
1st Lt. Alfred L. Freiburger
Gerald Arons
1st Lt. Gerald Arons
James Wilson
1st Lt. James Wilson
Richard A. Kellogg
1st Lt. Richard A. Kellogg
Roy R. Steele
1st Lt. Roy R. Steele
Production
Company
20th Century Fox
Producer
William Perlberg
Recommended
6.8
Memphis Belle
1990
7
Valkyrie
2008
6.8
Dear John
2010
6.7
Alone in Berlin
2016
6.2
Closing the Ring
2007
8
Purple Hearts
2022
6.6
Their Finest
2017
6.6
One of Our Aircraft Is Missing
1942
7
The Zone of Interest
2023
6.5
Flyboys
2006
7.4
Firebird
2021
7.2
Suite Française
2015
7.7
The Best Years of Our Lives
1946
6.3
Not Easily Broken
2009
6.6
Rebel in the Rye
2017
7.1
Top Gun
1986
7.5
The Magic of Ordinary Days
2005
6.9
The Dam Busters
1955
7.9
Where Hands Touch
2018
6.1
Autumn in New York
2000
Similar Movies
6.2
Beyond Words
2018
6.3
Summer in Berlin
2005
4.7
About the Looking for and the Finding of Love
2005
6.8
Tough Enough
2006
8
The Lives of Others
2006
6.2
Amelia Earhart: The Final Flight
1994
7.2
People on Sunday
1930
4.4
A Movie Made of
2019
7.3
Vive L'Amour
1994
3.9
Love, Money, Love
2000
A lo Mejor Algún Día
0
4.5
Iron Eagle II
1988
1
Silvester Home Run
2008
6.1
Marie-Jo and Her 2 Loves
2002
5.7
Honeymoon in Vegas
1992
7
England!
2000
4.1
Out of Hand
2005
6.8
Memphis Belle
1990
War Bride
2025
5.2
A Birthday to Remember
2003