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The Search (1948)

Original title: the search
Production: USA|104 min| black and white
Dramatic, War, Racism
Poster of movie The Search
in post-war berlin, an american private helps a lost czech boy find his mother.
The same story is the basis of the movies:

Festivals and awards

Oscar 1949 - logo Oscar Best Original Screenplay
Assigned to: David Wechsler, Richard Schweizer
Oscar 1949 - logo Oscar premio speciale
Assigned to: Ivan Jandl
Golden Globe 1949 - logo Golden Globe Miglior film promotore di Amicizia Internazionale

Historical episodes of setting

Shoah (Olocausto)

Direction

Fred Zinnemann: regista

Production and Screenplay

Paul Jarrico: dialoghi
Richard SchweizerRichard Schweizer: sceneggiatore
David Wechsler: sceneggiatore
Lazar Wechsler: produttore
Oscar Düby: produttore

Interpreters and Characters

Aline McmahonAline Mcmahon(età:49)
(mrs. murray)
Jarmila Novotna(età:41)
(mrs. hannah malik)
Montgomery CliftMontgomery Clift(età:28)
(ralph 'steve' stevenson)
Ivan Jandl(età:11)
(karel malik/jim)
Wendell CoreyWendell Corey(età:34)
(jerry fisher)
Fred Zinnemann(età:41)
Roger Williams
Mary Patton(età:34)
Ewart G. Morrison

Technical staff

Hermann Haller: montatore
Emil Berna: direttore della fotografia
Robert Blum (compositore): musiche
Hermann Haller (montatore): montatore
Robert Blum: musiche

Voices and Dubbing

Version Italia(1948)

Gianfranco BelliniGianfranco Bellini Voice of Montgomery Clift