The Search
The Search

Movie·1948·1h 44m

The Search

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Directed By

Fred Zinnemann

Country

Switzerland

Language

Czech

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The Story

In postwar Germany, a displaced Czech boy, separated from his family during wartime, is befriended by an American GI while the boy's mother desperately searches for him.

Written By

Richard Schweizer

Producer

Lazar Wechsler

Cinematography

Emil Berna

Music

Robert Blum

Editor

Hermann Haller

Themes

adoptionauschwitz-birkenau concentration camppost war germanylovelittle boyorphandevotiontrustdisplacement camppresumed deadpost world war iienglish lesson

Production House

Praesens-Film
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Audience Score

70%

83 votes

Skip10%
Timepass22%
Go for it39%
Perfection29%

Where to watch

Region: US

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Cast

Montgomery Clift

Montgomery Clift

Ralph Stevenson

Ivan Jandl

Ivan Jandl

Karel Malik aka 'Jim'/'Jimmy'

Aline MacMahon

Aline MacMahon

Mrs. Murray

Wendell Corey

Wendell Corey

Jerry Fisher

Jarmila Novotná

Jarmila Novotná

Hannah Malik

Mary Patton

Mary Patton

Mrs. Fisher

Ewart G. Morrison

Mr. Crookes

Leopold Borkowski

Leopold Borkowski

Joel Markowsky

Claude Gambier

Raoul Dubois

William Rogers

Tom Fisher

Fred Zinnemann

Fred Zinnemann

Interpreter (uncredited)

// crew

Crew

Richard Schweizer

Screenplay

Fred Zinnemann

Fred Zinnemann

Director

Robert Blum

Original Music Composer

Emil Berna

Director of Photography

Lazar Wechsler

Producer

Hermann Haller

Editor

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