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26/04/1950 War, Drama, Romance 2h 0m
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From the Ruins came Hope and Despair

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.

  1. George Seaton

    Director, Writer

Top billed cast

  1. Montgomery Clift

    Sgt. 1st Class Danny MacCullough

  2. Paul Douglas

    MSgt. Henry "Hank" Kowalski

  3. Cornell Borchers

    Frederica Burkhardt

  4. Bruni Löbel

    Gerda

  5. O.E. Hasse

    Stieber

  6. Dante V. Morel

    Capt. Dante V. Morel

  7. John R. Mason

    Capt. John R. Mason

  8. Gail R. Plush

    Capt. Gail R. Plush

  9. Mack Blevins

    Capt. Mack Blevins

  10. View more

Full Cast & Crew

Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf
Written by CinemaSerf on 2022-12-27
This is certainly an authentic, atmospheric looking depiction of immediately post war Berlin as the erstwhile allies start carving up the spoils of victory. The story focusses on Monty Clift as "Danny", a flight engineer working for the US Air Force as the Soviets blockade all ground-based access to the bombed out city, and his pal Paul Douglas ("Kowalski") and follows their various escapades, loves and adventures during the short period of the siege. The story itself isn't really up to much and Clift always suited me better in a cowboy hat than in a military one - somehow he just isn't a part...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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