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In post-war Berlin, an American private helps a lost Czech boy find his mother.In post-war Berlin, an American private helps a lost Czech boy find his mother.In post-war Berlin, an American private helps a lost Czech boy find his mother.
- Won 1 Oscar
- 7 wins & 7 nominations total
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- TriviaBen Mankiewicz on TCM indicated that Ivan Jandl spoke no English at the time this film was made, and that his English dialogue was phonetically memorized.
- GoofsSteve (Montgomery Clift) leaves Karel a sandwich by the side of the road, and drives off in his Army Jeep. As he drives off, a cameraman's or director's hand can be seen reflected in the windshield, motioning Karel to move forward and retrieve the food that Steve just left him. Sure enough, right on cue, we see Karel move forward to pick up the sandwich.
- Quotes
[Steve is teaching a young boy, whose name he does not know but has coined Jim, to speak English]
Ralph 'Steve' Stevenson: [to Jim] You have no idea how useful it's going to be for you to know English. You can go where ever you like. Everybody knows what 'OK' means. You can use English all over the world. Not, not just America: Canada, Africa, Australia, India. Even in England, they understand English... well, sort of.
- Alternate versionsThere is an Italian edition of this film on DVD, distributed by DNA srl, "LA SETTIMA CROCE (1944) + THE SEARCH (Odissea tragica, 1948)" (2 Films on a single DVD), re-edited with the contribution of film historian Riccardo Cusin. This version is also available for streaming on some platforms.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust (2004)
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I got to this movie randomly in the night program and found it was rather undeservedly relegated to past 11pm duties on TV. For Germans, it may be hard to chew the past concentration camp experiences of Children survivors in English and American orphanages and the highlighted search of a mother for her young boy, from whom she has been separated during the war. Sentimental : Yes Heart Gripping : Yes Wonderful to watch to the (happy ???) ending ? Yes all over. Great performances by the young boy, Ivan Jandl, the mother and the orphanage manager and very convincing performances of Montgomery Clift and Wendell Corey as teachers and father stand ins. I do know the ending, but it grips me nevertheless, even on replay. And if you're not icy to the heart, it will do the same for you.
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- Sep 25, 2005
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- Budget
- $250,000 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 44 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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