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In post-World War II Germany, a small boy who survived Auschwitz wanders alone – feral, mute and terrified. He finds a makeshift home with a big-hearted GI, while the mother he does not remember searches desperately for him. Starring a then-unknown Montgomery Clift in his movie debut, directed in a...
Clift Shines In Screen Debut
Pros: Entertaining, Engaging Characters, Great Cinematography
Best Uses: Younger Viewers, Adult Viewers
Describe Yourself: Movie Buff
Montgomery Clift was an acclaimed stage actor and a hot Hollywood prospect when "The Search" was released. Although his roles in "Red River" and "The Heiress" would get more attention, "The Search" shows him in one of his most natural, unaffected performances.
In Gabe Essoe's "Book of Move Lists" (1981), Clint Eastwood includes this in his five favorite films, and singles out Clift's performance.
The story has an air of authenticity about it as it was filmed shortly after WW2 and on location in Germany. One can imagine many such stories played out throughout post war Europe.
"The Search" is an overlooked classic and a wonderful glimpse at the early Montgomery Clift.
Montgomery Clift and Ivan Jandl in "The Search"
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