Where was The Search filmed?
1948 film, directed by Fred Zinnemann.
- Nuremberg
The story is set in Germany, about 117 miles (188 km) from where it was filmed.
Where it’s set vs. where it was filmed
- Set in
- Germany
- Filmed in
- Nuremberg
- Distance
- About 117 miles (188 km) between Germany and the nearest filming location.
About The Search
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- Released
- 1948
- Director
- Fred Zinnemann
- Cast
- Montgomery CliftAline MacMahonJarmila NovotnáWendell CoreyIvan Jandl
- Genre
- DramaWar
- Awards
- Academy Award for Best Story; National Board of Review: Top Ten Films; Golden Globe Award for Best Film Promoting International Understanding
The story
In Allied-occupied Germany after World War II, trains transport homeless children (Displaced Persons), under the care of Mrs.
Karel bears a tattoo, number A24328, and it is suggested that the A stands for Auschwitz.
Karel's friend Raoul forces open the back door and children scatter in all directions.
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