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Which actor played the American soldier in Fred Zinnemann’s The Search?
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Fred Zinnemann
(From left to right) Marlon Brando, Fred Zinnemann, and Montgomery Clift on the set of From Here to Eternity (1953).
The American soldier in Fred Zinnemann’s 1948 film The Search was played by the actor Montgomery Clift.12
This role, which marked one of Clift's earliest film appearances, earned him an Academy Award nomination for best actor.12