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The Search

  • 19481948
  • ApprovedApproved
  • 1h 44m
IMDb RATING
7.8/10
4.4K
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The Search (1948)
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In post-war Berlin, an American private helps a lost Czech boy find his mother.In post-war Berlin, an American private helps a lost Czech boy find his mother.In post-war Berlin, an American private helps a lost Czech boy find his mother.
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4.4K
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  • Director
    • Fred Zinnemann
  • Writers
    • Richard Schweizer(screen play)
    • David Wechsler(collaborator: on screen play)
    • Paul Jarrico(additional dialogue)
  • Stars
    • Montgomery Clift
    • Ivan Jandl
    • Aline MacMahon
Top credits
  • Director
    • Fred Zinnemann
  • Writers
    • Richard Schweizer(screen play)
    • David Wechsler(collaborator: on screen play)
    • Paul Jarrico(additional dialogue)
  • Stars
    • Montgomery Clift
    • Ivan Jandl
    • Aline MacMahon
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 74User reviews
    • 22Critic reviews
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Won 1 Oscar
      • 7 wins & 7 nominations total

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    Official Trailer
    Trailer 2:52
    Official Trailer

    Photos24

    The Search (1948)
    The Search (1948)
    Montgomery Clift in The Search (1948)
    The Search (1948)
    Montgomery Clift in The Search (1948)
    Montgomery Clift and Ivan Jandl in The Search (1948)
    Ivan Jandl in The Search (1948)
    Montgomery Clift and Ivan Jandl in The Search (1948)
    Montgomery Clift in The Search (1948)
    Wendell Corey and Ivan Jandl in The Search (1948)
    Montgomery Clift and Wendell Corey in The Search (1948)
    Montgomery Clift in The Search (1948)

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    Montgomery Clift
    Montgomery Clift
    • Ralph Stevensonas Ralph Stevenson
    Ivan Jandl
    • Karel Malikas Karel Malik
    Aline MacMahon
    Aline MacMahon
    • Mrs. Murrayas Mrs. Murray
    Wendell Corey
    Wendell Corey
    • Jerry Fisheras Jerry Fisher
    Jarmila Novotna
    Jarmila Novotna
    • Mrs. Malikas Mrs. Malik
    Mary Patton
    • Mrs. Fisheras Mrs. Fisher
    Ewart G. Morrison
    Ewart G. Morrison
    • Mr. Crookesas Mr. Crookes
    William Rogers
    • Tom Fisheras Tom Fisher
    Leopold Borkowski
    • Joel Makowskyas Joel Makowsky
    Claude Gambier
    • Raoul Duboisas Raoul Dubois
    Fred Zinnemann
    Fred Zinnemann
    • Interpreteras Interpreter
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Fred Zinnemann
    • Writers
      • Richard Schweizer(screen play) (story)
      • David Wechsler(collaborator: on screen play)
      • Paul Jarrico(additional dialogue)
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Ben Mankiewicz on TCM indicated that Ivan Jandl spoke no English at the time this film was made, and that his English dialogue was phonetically memorized.
    • Goofs
      Steve (Montgomery Clift) leaves Karel a sandwich by the side of the road, and drives off in his Army Jeep. As he drives off, a cameraman's or director's hand can be seen reflected in the windshield, motioning Karel to move forward and retrieve the food that Steve just left him. Sure enough, right on cue, we see Karel move forward to pick up the sandwich.
    • Quotes

      [Steve is teaching a young boy, whose name he does not know but has coined Jim, to speak English]

      Ralph 'Steve' Stevenson: [to Jim] You have no idea how useful it's going to be for you to know English. You can go where ever you like. Everybody knows what 'OK' means. You can use English all over the world. Not, not just America: Canada, Africa, Australia, India. Even in England, they understand English... well, sort of.

    • Connections
      Featured in Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust (2004)
    • Soundtracks
      'S Wonderful
      (1927) (uncredited)

      Music by George Gershwin

      Played on a radio

    User reviews74

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    Outstanding Classic Film
    Enjoyed this film from beginning to the very end because of a great story about children who were separated from their parents by Nazi Germany and they were also placed in concentration camps and marked with a number like cattle. Montgomery Clift, (Steve Stevenson) plays the role as an Army personnel who finds a very young boy who is starving and gives him some of his lunch. This young boy is named Karel Malik, (Ivan Jandl) who learns to speak English from Steve and starts to forget some of his horrible experiences. However, Karel begins to want to find his mother who is Mrs. Hannah Malik and Hannah is searching all through the ruins of bombed out towns trying to find her son. There is great acting by Montgomery Clift and Wendell Corey and this is a horrible story about the effects Hitler had on young children, men and women who were treated like animals. Great Gem of a Film !.
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    • May 1, 2008

    Details

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    • Release date
      • March 26, 1948 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • Switzerland
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • German
      • French
      • Polish
      • Hungarian
      • Czech
    • Also known as
      • Die Gezeichneten
    • Filming locations
      • Frankfurt, Germany
    • Production company
      • Praesens-Film
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $250,000 (estimated)
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 44 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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