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The Search (1948)

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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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Cast & Crew

Director
Fred Zinnemann
  • Profile picture of Montgomery Clift
    Ralph Stevenson Montgomery Clift
  • Profile picture of Ivan Jandl
    Karel Malik aka 'Jim'/'Jimmy' Ivan Jandl
  • Profile picture of Aline MacMahon
    Mrs. Murray Aline MacMahon
  • Profile picture of Wendell Corey
    Jerry Fisher Wendell Corey
  • Profile picture of Jarmila Novotná
    Hannah Malik Jarmila Novotná
  • Profile picture of Mary Patton
    Mrs. Fisher Mary Patton
  • Profile picture of Leopold Borkowski
    Joel Markowsky Leopold Borkowski
  • Profile picture of Fred Zinnemann
    Interpreter (uncredited) Fred Zinnemann

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