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Experiences of two Air Force sergeants during the 1948 Berlin Airlift.Experiences of two Air Force sergeants during the 1948 Berlin Airlift.Experiences of two Air Force sergeants during the 1948 Berlin Airlift.
- Awards
- 1 nomination
Dante V. Morel
- Dante V. Morel
- (as Capt. Dante V. Morel)
John R. Mason
- John R. Mason
- (as Capt. John R. Mason)
Gail R. Plush
- Gail R. Plush
- (as Capt. Gail R. Plush)
Mack Blevins
- Mack Blevins
- (as Capt. Mack Blevins)
William A. Stewart
- William A. Stewart
- (as Capt. William A. Stewart)
Alfred L. Freiburger
- Alfred L. Freiburger
- (as 1st Lt. Alfred L. Freiburger)
Gerald Arons
- Gerald Arons
- (as 1st Lt. Gerald Arons)
James Wilson
- James Wilson
- (as 1st Lt. James Wilson)
Richard A. Kellogg
- Richard A. Kellogg
- (as 1st Lt. Richard A. Kellogg)
Roy R. Steele
- Roy R. Steele
- (as 1st Lt. Roy R. Steele)
James H. Blankenship
- James H. Blankenship
- (as S/Sgt. James H. Blankenship)
Harold E. Bamford
- Harold E. Bamford
- (as S/Sgt. Harold E. Bamford)
D.R. Simmons
- D.R. Simmons
- (as S/Sgt. D.R. Simmons)
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- TriviaThe film was made in occupied Germany. All scenes were photographed in the real locations associated with the story, including episodes in the American, French, British and Russian sectors of Berlin.
- GoofsThroughout the film, Montgomery Clift's army uniform has sergeant stripes, then it doesn't, then it does, etc.etc.
- Quotes
Frederica Burkhardt: When you live in a sewer, you soon discover that the sewer rats are best equipped to survive.
- Crazy creditsAt the end of the movie, the "Hollywood" stars (Clift, Douglas etc.), are not credited, however a panoramic coda does credit the principal military service members who portrayed themselves in the film. It shows them standing at attention in front of a C-54, with their names and ranks scrolling across.
- ConnectionsReferenced in Woman on the Run (1950)
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Mixed emotions are part of the relief and rescue.
You really have to be in the mood for this one. More like a grainy tapestry of newsreel and realism. Dramatic and at the same time remarkable visions of the ruins of war torn Berlin. This film evolves around the trials and tribulations of two Airmen during the great airlift and their romancing of German women. Montgomery Clift is sullen and wooden as Sgt. MacCullough. On the other hand, Paul Douglas makes an ass of himself as the arrogant Sgt. Kowalski. I enjoyed the photogenic locales more than the story line itself. Also in the cast are:Bruni Lobel, O.E. Hasse and the mystical Cornell Borchers. Writer and director George Seaton deserves kudos for presenting the harsh realism of post-WWII Berlin.
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- Sep 17, 2002
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- Gross US & Canada
- $1,300,000
- Runtime2 hours
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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