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The Searching Wind (1946)

The Searching Wind poster
Directed by
William Dieterle
Genre
war film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 48m
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A family drama unfolds as a man looks back on his choices in love and politics across several decades. The story examines how personal relationships and world events intertwine.

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What happens

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. 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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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