The Search - 1948

The Search 1948 Directed by Fred Zinnemann

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.

Countries Switzerland , USA

Production Countries Switzerland , USA

Language English

Spoken Languages Czech , English , French , German , Hebrew , Hungarian , Polish

Gneres Drama , War

Production Companies Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer , Praesens-Film

Release Date 26 March 1948

104 mins

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)

Crew

Director

Fred Zinnemann

Writers

Montgomery Clift

Betty Smith

Peter Viertel

Paul Jarrico

David Wechsler

Richard Schweizer

Producer

Lazar Wechsler

Cinematography

Emil Berna

Composer

Robert Blum

Editor

Hermann Haller

Production Design

Robert Furrer

Sound

Paul Wartmann

Costume Design

Robert Gamma

Makeup Artist

Adolf Meidert

Assistant Director

Míla Mellanová