The Search

1948 · directed by Fred Zinnemann

Rating
85/100
Hit
yes

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.

The Search (1948), directed by Fred Zinnemann, rates 85/100 — a hit. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

  • Montgomery Clift
  • Ivan Jandl
  • Aline MacMahon
  • Wendell Corey
  • Jarmila Novotná
  • Mary Patton
  • Ewart G. Morrison
  • Leopold Borkowski
  • Claude Gambier
  • William Rogers

Crew

  • Emil Berna — Director of Photography
  • Hermann Haller — Editor
  • Robert Blum — Original Music Composer
  • Richard Schweizer — Screenplay

More from Fred Zinnemann

  1. High Noon (1952) — 95/100 · hit
  2. From Here to Eternity (1953) — 93/100 · hit
  3. A Man for All Seasons (1966) — 81/100 · hit
  4. Act of Violence (1949) — 81/100 · hit
  5. The Day of the Jackal (1973) — 80/100 · hit
  6. The Nun's Story (1959) — 77/100

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