Berlin Airlift (2005)
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 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 William Turner, one of the most influential aides of General Clay to organize the American airlifts. Luise becomes his personal secretary and falls in love with him, but suddenly Axel returns.
Director: Dror Zahavi
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Heino Ferch as General Philipp Turner |
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Bettina Zimmermann as Luise Kielberg |
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Ulrich Tukur as General Lucius Dubignon Clay Jr. |
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Ulrich Noethen as Dr. Alex Kielberg |
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Mišel Matičević as Jack |
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Leo Natalis as Michael Kielberg |
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Katharina Wackernagel as Leni |
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Henning Baum as Harry |
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Michael Gwisdek as Herbert Prenske |
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Burghart Klaußner as Ernst Reuter |
| Directing | Dror Zahavi | Director |
| Writing | Martin Rauhaus | Writer |
| Production | Nico Hofmann | Producer |
| Production | Ariane Krampe | Producer |
| Production | Anette Kraska | Producer's Assistant |
| Production | Oliver Lüer | Line Producer |
| Sound | Oliver Gunia | Music Producer |
| Sound | Paul Vincent Gunia | Music Producer |
| Crew | Gero Steffen | Cinematography |
| Editing | Fritz Busse | Editor |
| Production | Simone Bär | Casting Director |
| Production | Albrecht Konrad | Production Designer |