The Search

1948 film by Fred Zinnemann
Movie film Q671718
The Search
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The Search

Summary

The Search is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (51 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Search received the Academy Award for Best Story[3].
  • The Search received the National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[4].
  • The Search received the Golden Globe Award for Best Film Promoting International Understanding[5].
  • The Search's image is recorded as Montgomery Clift in The Search trailer.jpg[6].
  • The Search's instance of is recorded as film[7].
  • The Search's director is recorded as Fred Zinnemann[8].
  • The Search's screenwriter is recorded as Richard Schweizer[9].
  • The Search's screenwriter is recorded as David Wechsler[10].
  • The Search's composer is recorded as Robert Blum[11].
  • The Search's genre is recorded as drama film[12].
  • The Search's genre is recorded as war film[13].
  • The Search's genre is recorded as Holocaust film[14].
  • The Search's cast member is recorded as Montgomery Clift[15].
  • The Search's cast member is recorded as Aline MacMahon[16].
  • The Search's cast member is recorded as Jarmila Novotná[17].
  • The Search's cast member is recorded as Wendell Corey[18].
  • The Search's cast member is recorded as Ivan Jandl[19].
  • The Search's producer is recorded as Lazar Wechsler[20].
  • The Search's GND ID is recorded as 7852211-0[21].
  • The Search's production company is recorded as Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer[22].
  • The Search's director of photography is recorded as Emil Berna[23].
  • The Search's IMDb ID is recorded as tt0040765[24].
  • The Search's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[25].
  • The Search's Commons category is recorded as The Search (film)[26].
  • The Search's distribution format is recorded as video on demand[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Search's producer is recorded as Lazar Wechsler[20]. Its director is recorded as Fred Zinnemann[8]. Screenwriters include Richard Schweizer[9] and David Wechsler[10]. Cast members include Montgomery Clift[15], Aline MacMahon[16], Jarmila Novotná[17], Wendell Corey[18], and Ivan Jandl[19].

Publication

Publication dates include +1948-01-01T00:00:00Z[28], +1948-02-06T00:00:00Z[29], +1948-03-26T00:00:00Z[30], +1948-11-05T00:00:00Z[31], and +1961-06-02T00:00:00Z[32]. The Search's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[25]. Genres include drama film[12], war film[13], and Holocaust film[14].

Reception

Awards received include Academy Award for Best Story[3], a class of award[33]; National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[4], a film award[34], in United States[35], founded in 1929[36]; and Golden Globe Award for Best Film Promoting International Understanding[5], a film award category[37], in United States[38], founded in 1946[39]. Reviews include 8.3/10[40] and 100%[41].

Why It Matters

The Search ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (51 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[42] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[43]

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].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [13] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [14] . wikidata.org.
  10. [15] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [16] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [17] . wikidata.org.
  13. [18] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [19] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [20] . wikidata.org.
  16. [3] . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [4] . wikidata.org.
  18. [5] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [40] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [41] . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [30] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [31] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [32] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [42] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [43] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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