The Big Lift

The Big Lift

★ 6.9IMDb Score
Released:1950-04-26
Duration:120 min
Director:George Seaton
Actors:Montgomery Clift, Paul Douglas, Cornell Borchers, Bruni Löbel, O.E. Hasse
Production:20th Century Fox

Overview:

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

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