Word: zinneman
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Dates: during 1948-1948
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...some important respects The Search is a disappointment. Producer Wechsler and Director Fred Zinneman are not, at best, very vigorous or inventive moviemakers. Their subject, enormous almost beyond tragic reach, is frequently reduced to the scale of gracious sentimentality. The moral complexities of the subject are dealt with so shyly that one can scarcely be sure they are consciously dealt with at all.-Despite its lack of real-life vitality (as in Shoeshine The Search may be a popular success. If so, it will help Hollywood find the courage for more such ventures. A studio willing to go the whole...