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The Search

1948 film by Fred Zinnemann
Movie film Q671718
The Search
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Summary

The Search is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,006 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Academy Award for Best Story[3], National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[4], Golden Globe Award for Best Film Promoting International Understanding[5]
  • Director: Fred Zinnemann[6]
  • Screenwriter: Richard Schweizer[7], David Wechsler[8]
  • Composer: Robert Blum[9]
  • Genre: drama film[10], war film[11], Holocaust film[12]
  • Cast member: Montgomery Clift[13], Aline MacMahon[14], Jarmila Novotná[15], Wendell Corey[16], Ivan Jandl[17]
  • Producer: Lazar Wechsler[18]
  • Production company: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer[19]
  • Director of photography: Emil Berna[20]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[21]
  • Commons category: The Search (film)[22]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[23]
  • Review score: 8.3/10[24], 100%[25]
  • Color: black-and-white[26]
  • Country of origin: United States[27], Germany[28], Switzerland[29]
  • Publication date: January 1, 1948[30], February 6, 1948[31], March 26, 1948[32], November 5, 1948[33], June 2, 1961[34]
  • Distributed by: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer[35]
  • Narrative location: Germany[36]
  • Filming location: Germany[37], Nuremberg[38]
  • Film editor: Hermann Haller[39]
  • Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Actor[40], Academy Award for Best Director[41], Academy Award for Best Story[42], Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay[43]
  • Title: The Search[44]
  • Different from: Q19526177[45]
  • FSK film rating: FSK 12[46]
  • Duration: 107 minutes[47]

Why It Matters

The Search has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[48] It is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.[49]

FAQs

What awards did The Search receive?

Honors received include Academy Award for Best Story[3], National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[4], and Golden Globe Award for Best Film Promoting International Understanding[5].

Related Entities

David Wechsler film Fred Zinnemann Germany Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Montgomery Clift Switzerland United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [14] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  11. [16] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [17] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] ↑ . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  41. [43] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  42. [44] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  43. [45] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  44. [46] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  45. [47] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [48] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [49] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-10-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'azb', 'bg', 'ca', 'commons', 'cs', 'de', 'el', 'en', 'es', 'eu',
    Ampas collections film id → W063564
    Sitelink count → 26
    Claims rich → —
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  2. 6w ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14821 → 40765
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  3. 8w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 13593
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  4. 16w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date → +1948-01-01T00:00:00Z, +1948-02-06T00:00:00Z, +1948-03-26T00:00:00Z +2
    Screenwriter → Richard Schweizer, David Wechsler
    Duration → {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+107'}
    Original language of film or tv show → English
    + 28 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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