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.

Release date: 2005-11-27
Runtime: 90 minutes
Tagline: Nur der Himmel war frei
Cast:
Heino Ferch Heino Ferch
General Philipp Turner 
Ulrich Tukur Ulrich Tukur
General Lucius Dubignon Clay Jr. 
Bettina Zimmermann Bettina Zimmermann
Luise Kielberg 
Ulrich Noethen Ulrich Noethen
Dr. Alex Kielberg 
Leo Natalis Leo Natalis
Michael Kielberg 
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Also known as:
  • The Airlift
  • Airlift : seul le ciel était libre