In post-war Berlin, an American private helps a lost Czech boy find his mother.
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- Won 1 Oscar. Another 6 wins & 7 nominations.
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Cast verified as complete
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Ralph Stevenson
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| Aline MacMahon | ... |
Mrs. Murray
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| Wendell Corey | ... |
Jerry Fisher
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| Jarmila Novotna | ... |
Mrs. Malik
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Mary Patton | ... |
Mrs. Fisher
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| Ewart G. Morrison | ... |
Mr. Crookes
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William Rogers | ... |
Tom Fisher
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Ivan Jandl | ... |
Karel Malik
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Leopold Borkowski | ... |
Joel Makowsky
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Claude Gambier | ... |
Raoul Dubois
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| Fred Zinnemann | ... |
Interpreter (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Fred Zinnemann | ||
Written by
| Richard Schweizer | ... | (screen play) |
| David Wechsler | ... | (collaborator: on screen play) |
| Paul Jarrico | ... | (additional dialogue) |
| Montgomery Clift | ... | () (uncredited) |
| Richard Schweizer | ... | (story) (uncredited) |
| Betty Smith | ... | () (uncredited) |
| Peter Viertel | ... | (draft) (uncredited) |
Produced by
| Oscar Düby | ... | associate producer |
| Lazar Wechsler | ... | producer |
Music by
| Robert Blum | ... | (musical score) |
Cinematography by
| Emil Berna | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| Hermann Haller | ... | film editor |
Editorial Department
| René Martinet | ... | assistant editor |
Production Design by
| Robert Furrer | ||
Costume Design by
| Robert Gamma | ||
Makeup Department
| Adolf Meidert | ... | makeup artist |
Production Management
| Oscar Düby | ... | production manager |
| Uors von Planta | ... | unit manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Míla Mellanová | ... | assistant director (as Mila Mellanova) |
Art Department
| Albert Knöbel | ... | props |
| Ernst Wettstein | ... | props |
Sound Department
| Paul Wartmann | ... | sound |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Ernst Bolliger | ... | gaffer |
| Robert Garbade | ... | camera operator (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
| Ruth Meyer-Süter | ... | script supervisor |
Additional Crew
| Thérèse Bonney | ... | military liaison (as Therese Bonney) / technical advisor (as Therese Bonney) |
| Eva Landsberg | ... | technical advisor |
| Robert D. Mockler | ... | technical advisor |
Production Companies
- Praesens-Film (produced for: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer)
Distributors
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1948) (United States) (theatrical) (presents)
- Praesens-Film (1948) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1949) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1949) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1949) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1949) (Belgium) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1949) (Norway) (theatrical)
- Kelo Filmi (1950) (Finland) (theatrical)
- Yleisradio (YLE) (1965) (Finland) (tv)
- Mainostelevisio (MTV3) (1981) (Finland) (tv) (as MTV1)
- MGM/UA Home Entertainment (1992) (United States) (VHS)
- Warner Home Video (2008) (Germany) (DVD)
- Warner Home Video (2009) (United States) (DVD)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- United States Army (acknowledgement: portions of this film was produced in the United States occupied zone of Germany through the kind permission of the)
- International Refugee Organization (IRO) (acknowledgement: portions of this film was produced in the United States occupied zone of Germany through the cooperation of)
- Turner Entertainment (DVD package design)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
A silent nine-year-old Czech boy, a survivor of Auschwitz, flees a refugee center in postwar Germany and is found by an American G.I. At the same time, the boy's mother, the sole surviving member of his family, searches refugee centers for her son. Time, distance, and the massive numbers of refugee children are factors hampering the reunion of mother and son.
Written by Martin H. Booda |
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Box Office
| Budget | $250,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | Ben 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. See more » |
| Goofs | Steve (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. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust (2004). See more » |
| Soundtracks | 'S Wonderful See more » |
| 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. See more » |