The Big Lift
by George Seaton
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Actor: Bruni Löbel, Cornell Borchers, Montgomery Clift, O.E. Hasse, Paul DouglasDirector: George Seaton
Cinematographer: Charles G. Clarke
Writer: George Seaton
Editor: Robert L. Simpson
Editor: William Reynolds
Producer: William Perlberg
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Black & White, DVD, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 120 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2002-11-19
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Alpha Video
Movie Reviews of The Big Lift
Movie Review: Supporting Military Cast Are Not Actors in This Film
Summary: 5 Stars
One thing overlooked in other reviews, which I am in agreement with over the quality of this film, is that the military people in this film are actually the people serving in the hosting Airforce Unit in Germany at the time. When I first saw it on late night television, I noticed the very real radio chatter that went on in the aircraft and most of all Clift's commanding officer, who had such an un-hollywood demeanor that I wondered where they got this guy and/or who was the genius directing this that created this take on this character. Then when the credits came, I saw that he was the serving commanding officer of the Airforce outfit: he was just being himself (and his "performance" will surprise many who only know the "cartoon version" of military people). And he's not the only one: they show all the "actors" one at a time in formation at the end (the military folks). Good stuff (and as a former military man myself, I found it very refreshing to see this sort of non-cartoonish depiction of military characters in this film). This film is a great product of it's time, the era which gave us "Third Man" and a few other of the great "Cold War" Noir films (some day "Night People" with Gregory Peck and Buddy Ebsen will come out on Dvd, too!).
You can't go wrong.
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