The Search1948
The Search (1948)
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Cast

as Mrs. Malik
as Ralph Stevenson

as Karel Malik
as Mrs. Murray
as Jerry Fisher

as Mrs. Fisher
as Tom Fisher
as Mr. Crookes
as Tom Fisher

as Joel Makowsky

as Raoul Dubois

as Raoul Dubois

as Mr. Crookes

as Joel Makowsky
Critic Reviews for The Search
All Critics (8) | Top Critics (2) | Fresh (8) | Rotten (0)
Although there's a slight suspicion that (as in Rossellini's work from this period) the plight of children is being used as a sort of emotional shorthand, the integrity and moving effect of this piece is never really in doubt.

The Search, in our estimation, is a major revelation in our times.
A moving wartime drama about orphaned children that's directed in a simple semi-documentary style.
Zinnemann and Clift received Oscar nominations and Jandl won a special juvenile Oscar for his haunting portrayal of the tragic child.
Both a well-modulated immersion in the experience of stunned and stranded children and a time-capsule of the scarred land and crumbled cityscapes of Germany after the war.
Featuring the striking debut of Montgomery Clift, The Search, a quasi-documentary story of a sympathetic American soldier who rescues a Czech boy-refugee in post WWII Germany, also established Fred Zinnemann's reputation as a an A director.
Audience Reviews for The Search
It holds a strong impact due to its devastating subject matter, with also a beautiful score and Montgomery Clift in a wonderful Oscar-nominated performance, but it starts to become more like a melodrama after its excellent first hour and the dialogue more and more artificial.
Super Reviewer
Great looking film in war torn Germany. It's about a holocaust surviving kid who's wondering around Berlin alone and befriends a G.I.(Monty). Monty takes him in teaches him English,how to drive,etc... It's Keith's wet dream.
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