Movie

The Big Lift

“From the Ruins came Hope and Despair”

★ 6.9(27)19502h 0m

War Drama Romance

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The Big Lift is streaming on Artiflix in Chile. Availability checked 21 July 2026.

Where to watch The Big Lift

🇨🇱 Chile

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Good to know

Director: George Seaton
Release date: 1950-04-26
Runtime: 2h 0m
Language: English
Status: Released
Country: Germany
Studio: 20th Century Fox

About The Big Lift

The Big Lift is a 1950 movie in the War, Drama and Romance genres, directed by George Seaton, starring Montgomery Clift, Paul Douglas and Cornell Borchers. It has a runtime of 2 hours 0 minutes. It holds an average rating of 6.9/10 from 27 viewers. Below you can see where to watch The Big Lift in Chile — across streaming, rental and purchase options — along with the full cast, trailer and viewer reviews.

Synopsis

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

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

Themes & keywords

berlin, germanyu.s. air forcewoman between two menairliftpost war germanyaviationsemi-documentarywar brideairfieldberlin airliftair force baseforced landingmanipulative womandating deception