The Search

The Search is a 1948 film directed by Fred Zinnemann which tells the story of a young Auschwitz survivor and his mother who search for each other across post-World War II Europe. It stars Montgomery Clift, Ivan Jandl, Jarmila Novotna and Aline MacMahon. One oft cited feature of this film is that many of the scenes were shot amidst the actual ruins of post-war German...

Initial release date:

  • Mar 23, 1948

Directed by:

Directed by

Fred Zinnemann

Fred Zinnemann (April 29, 1907–March 14, 1997) was an Academy Award-winning Austrian-American film director. He won four Academy Awards and directed classic movies like From Here to Eternity, High Noon and A Man for All Seasons. Zinnemann was born to a Jewish family in Vienna, Austria, and died of...
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