The Search (1948)
Overview
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.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 12.177 |
Directed By
Fred Zinnemann
Crew
Richard Schweizer
Fred Zinnemann
Oscar Düby
Robert Blum
Robert Furrer
Robert Gamma
Adolf Meidert
Míla Mellanová
Emil Berna
Lazar Wechsler
Montgomery Clift
Betty Smith
Peter Viertel
Paul Wartmann
Hermann Haller
David Wechsler
Paul Jarrico
TOP CAST
Montgomery Clift
Ralph Stevenson
Ivan Jandl
Karel Malik aka 'Jim'/'Jimmy'
Aline MacMahon
Mrs. Murray
Wendell Corey
Jerry Fisher
Jarmila Novotná
Hannah Malik
Mary Patton
Mrs. Fisher
Ewart G. Morrison
Mr. Crookes
Leopold Borkowski
Joel Markowsky
Claude Gambier
Raoul Dubois
William Rogers
Tom Fisher
Fred Zinnemann
Interpreter (uncredited)
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