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The Airlift

Original title: Die Luftbrücke - Nur der Himmel war frei
  • TV Movie
  • 20052005
  • 3h
IMDb RATING
6.0/10
456
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POPULARITY
50,307
5,466
The Airlift (2005)
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Two-part historic drama about a difficult love affair between a German woman and an American soldier during the Berlin Airlift. After her husband Axel is declared dead, Luise Kielberg must s... Read allTwo-part historic drama about a difficult love affair between a German woman and an American soldier during the Berlin Airlift. After her husband Axel is declared dead, Luise Kielberg must survive as a single mother of a 12-year-old boy in post-war Berlin. At the beginning of the... Read allTwo-part historic drama about a difficult love affair between a German woman and an American soldier during the Berlin Airlift. After her husband Axel is declared dead, Luise Kielberg must survive as a single mother of a 12-year-old boy in post-war Berlin. At the beginning of the Soviet Blockade in 1948, she waitresses at the Tempelhof Airport and gets to know General... Read all
IMDb RATING
6.0/10
456
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POPULARITY
50,307
5,466
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    • Director
      • Dror Zahavi
    • Writer
      • Martin Rauhaus
    • Stars
      • Heino Ferch
      • Bettina Zimmermann
      • Ulrich Tukur
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    • Director
      • Dror Zahavi
    • Writer
      • Martin Rauhaus
    • Stars
      • Heino Ferch
      • Bettina Zimmermann
      • Ulrich Tukur
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    • 6User reviews
    • 3Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 3 wins & 1 nomination

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    Heino Ferch
    Heino Ferch
    • General Philipp Turner
    Bettina Zimmermann
    Bettina Zimmermann
    • Luise Kielberg
    Ulrich Tukur
    Ulrich Tukur
    • General Lucius Dubignon Clay Jr.
    Ulrich Noethen
    Ulrich Noethen
    • Dr. Alex Kielberg
    Misel Maticevic
    Misel Maticevic
    • Jack
    Leo Natalis
    • Michael Kielberg
    Katharina Wackernagel
    Katharina Wackernagel
    • Leni
    Henning Baum
    Henning Baum
    • Harry
    Michael Gwisdek
    Michael Gwisdek
    • Herbert Prenske
    Burghart Klaußner
    Burghart Klaußner
    • Ernst Reuter
    Bruno F. Apitz
    • Stalins Berater
    • (as Bruno Apitz)
    Joachim Paul Assböck
    Joachim Paul Assböck
    • General Cock Austin Walker
    Peter Benedict
    • Außenminister Achesen
    Uta Bonz
    Uta Bonz
    • Kellnerin
    Markus Boysen
    Markus Boysen
    • Trumans Berater
    Martin Goeres
    Martin Goeres
    • Soldat
    Hans Haasis
    Jürgen Hentsch
    • Amerikanischer Präsident Truman
    • Director
      • Dror Zahavi
    • Writer
      • Martin Rauhaus
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      General Philipp Turner: There's two things we need to know. First, how to make it go faster. Second, how to make it go yet faster.

    User reviews6

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    8/10
    Not so bad after all
    When you keep in mind that this was not documentary you can give this film a chance. The second part was much better than the first part of it. Heino Ferch has been much better in other films, maybe in all his other films. But the second part was saved by Ulrich Noehten and his really great acting. And whatever was allowed or not allowed during the air-lift, who was involved and who was not involved, if the kitchen in Dr. Kielbergs home was much too huge or not: It was a wonderful love story shown in part 2 and that was the love story between Luise and Alexander Kielberg. The conflict of the man coming back trying to find his way in his job, his family, his country where nothing is like before was really very good. Many other parts of the film where not. I think Bettina Zimmermann was not very convincing in her part but compared to her Katharina Wackernagel was. Even after a while you remember Ulrich Tukur in his part which is still very present. I do not know anything about the "real" Clay but as I already said I do not see this film as documentary.
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    • Dec 4, 2005

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    • Release date
      • November 27, 2005 (Germany)
    • Country of origin
      • Germany
    • Language
      • German
    • Also known as
      • Most powietrzny
    • Filming locations
      • Berlin, Germany
    • Production companies
      • Sat.1
      • teamWorx Television & Film
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    • Runtime
      3 hours
    • Color
      • Color

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