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The Candy Bomber (2013)
Directed by Ken Verdoia
Documentary, History · 42m
To children living in the rubble of post-war Germany, it was candy from heaven. Some saw it as a sign that somebody in America cared about them. To Colonel Gail “Hal” Halvorsen, who became known worldwide as the Candy Bomber, the Berlin Airlift was healing balm on the wounds of war. He and his fellow American pilots dropped more than two million tons of supplies and 23 tons of candy to German citizens and children during the Berlin Airlift. KUED presents the inspiring story of the Utah pilot whose simple gesture of goodwill won the hearts of a former enemy and made him a hero to people around the world.
Cast
Gail Halvorsen
Crew
- Director
- Ken Verdoia
- Writer
- Ken Verdoia, Elizabeth Searle
Details
- Release date
- 2013-11-29
- Runtime
- 42m
- Genres
- Documentary, History
- Original language
- EN
- Spoken languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
- Production
- PBS, KUED