The Searching Wind
1946 film by William Dieterle / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Searching Wind is a 1946 American drama film directed by William Dieterle and starring Robert Young, Sylvia Sidney, and Ann Richards. It is based on the play of the same name by Lillian Hellman.[1] It had originally been planned for producer Hal Wallis to make the film at Warner Bros., but after he left the studio he brought the project to Paramount Pictures.[2]
The Searching Wind | |
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Directed by | William Dieterle |
Screenplay by | Lillian Hellman |
Based on | The Searching Wind 1944 play by Lillian Hellman |
Produced by | Hal Wallis |
Starring | Robert Young Sylvia Sidney Ann Richards |
Cinematography | Lee Garmes |
Edited by | Warren Low |
Music by | Victor Young |
Production company | |
Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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Running time | 108 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
In 1945, after hearing of the death of Mussolini, an American career diplomat and his family reflect on his mistakes he made during the interwar years.
- Robert Young as Alex Hazen
- Sylvia Sidney as Cassie Bowman
- Ann Richards as Emily Hazen
- Dudley Digges as Moses
- Douglas Dick as Sam Hazen
- Albert Basserman as Count Von Stammer
- Dan Seymour as Torrone
- Ian Wolfe as Sears
- Marietta Canty as Sophronia
- Norma Varden as Mrs. Hayworth
- Charles D. Brown as Carter
- Don Castle as David
- William Trenk as Ponette
- Mickey Kuhn as Sam as a Boy
Hellman's play debuted on Broadway in 1944 and ran for 318 performances. Montgomery Clift was in the original cast.[3]
- Dick p.112-13
- Dick, Bernard F. Hal Wallis: Producer to the Stars. University Press of Kentucky, 2015.
- The Searching Wind at IMDb
- The Searching Wind at the TCM Movie Database
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- The Searching Wind at the American Film Institute Catalog
- The Searching Wind at New York Times
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