The Search (1948)

Synopsis: In Montgomery Clift's first released film, he plays Ralph Stevenson, an American G.I., on assignment in Germany directly after World War II. While driving in his jeep, he spots a displaced,... In Montgomery Clift's first released film, he plays Ralph Stevenson, an American G.I., on assignment in Germany directly after World War II. While driving in his jeep, he spots a displaced, starving youngster and entices him to his quarters with food. Stevenson and the boy, Karel, develop a close father-son bond. However, it is discovered that Karel's mother is still alive and looking for him amid the rubble of Europe. Just as Stevenson is getting the papers together to legally adopt Karel and take him back to America, mother and son find each other... [More]

Starring: Montgomery Clift, Ivan Jandl, Aline MacMahon, Jarmila Novotna

Starring: Montgomery Clift, Ivan Jandl, Aline MacMahon, Jarmila Novotna, E.G. Morrison, Mary Patton, Wendell Corey, William Penn Adair Rogers

Director: Fred Zinnemann

Director: Fred Zinnemann
Producer: Lazar Wechsler
Screenwriter: Richard Schweizer, David Wechsler, Paul Jarrico
Composer: Robert Blum

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