The Search

Directed by Fred Zinnemann
Not Rated
1948    1h 44mWar, Drama
7.8100%91%7.0
A silent nine-year-old Czech boy, a survivor of Auschwitz, flees a refugee center in postwar Germany and is found by an American G.I. At the same time, the boy's mother, the sole surviving member of his family, searches refugee centers for her son. Time, distance, and the massive numbers of refugee children are factors hampering the reunion of mother and son.
  • Montgomery CliftRalph Stevenson / Writer
  • Ivan JandlKarel Malik aka 'Jim'/'Jimmy'
  • Aline MacMahonMrs. Murray
  • Wendell CoreyJerry Fisher
  • Jarmila NovotnáHannah Malik
  • Mary PattonMrs. Fisher
  • Ewart G. MorrisonMr. Crookes
  • Leopold BorkowskiJoel Markowsky
  • Claude GambierRaoul Dubois
  • William RogersTom Fisher
  • Fred ZinnemannInterpreter (uncredited) / Director
  • Richard SchweizerScreenplay
  • Betty SmithWriter
  • Peter ViertelWriter
  • Paul JarricoWriter
  • David WechslerWriter
  • Oscar DübyAssociate Producer
  • Lazar WechslerProducer
  • Robert FurrerProduction Design
  • Emil BernaDirector Of Photography

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The Search was released on March 26, 1948.

The Search was directed by Fred Zinnemann.

The Search has a runtime of 1 hr 44 min.

The Search was produced by Lazar Wechsler.

The key characters in The Search are Ralph Stevenson (Montgomery Clift), Karel Malik aka 'Jim'/'Jimmy' (Ivan Jandl), Mrs. Murray (Aline MacMahon).

The Search is rated Not Rated.

The Search is a War, Drama film.

The Search has an audience rating of 9.1 out of 10.

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