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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.

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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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