The Big Lift

Filmed on location in the American, British, French, and Russian sectors of post-WWII Berlin, this tense drama stars Montgomery Clift and Paul Douglas as members of a U.S. Air Force unit charged with flying in supplies during the 1948 Berlin Airlift to counter a Soviet blockade of the divided city. With Cornell Borchers, Bruni Löbel, and many members of the U.S. military as themselves. George Seaton ("36 Hours") scripts and directs. 120 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English.