The Search
Date1948
Dimensionsoverall: 25 in x 32 in
ClassificationsPoster
Credit LineGift of Ken Sutak
Object number2005.A.28
Object DescriptionHalf sheet movie poster for The Search. Studios would make 2 half sheets with different designs for a film. This is half sheet A First main-stream movie made in Europe after WWII. Mostly made in American zone in Berlin. Story is of mother and son separated at Auschwitz, mother is searching for son, taking her to various DP camps. She is working for organization moving Jewish children to Palestine. Academy Award nominations for best director, best actor (Montgomery Clift), best film story, best film screenplay; won Academy Award for best story and special academy award for child Ivan Jandl, the son the mother is looking for.Collections
- Posters and Announcements
Keywords
- English
- Culture
- DP camps
- Films
- Family reunions
- California
- United States
1940-10-23
Object number: 5128.81