Here's a nice, touching story of a post World War II orphan in Germany/Eastern Europe, his mother searching for him and an American GI who takes him in.
The GI, played humanely by Montgomery Clift, teaches the kid English and looks after him until, hopefully, there is a happy ending for him, even if it means taking the kid back to the States with him. The ending is a little incredulous but I'm not complaining and won't say more to ruin it.
Suffice to say, it is a very involving film. You wind up really caring about all the major characters in here and yes, it does have a feel-good finish.
Ivan Jandl, the child actor who co-stars with Clift, only was in this one film, according to his bio here on IMDb. The actress who plays the child's mother, Jamila Novotna, was, in real life, better known as an opera star, but she also did other films. She was a talented lady.
Meanwhile, American actors Clift and Aline MacMahon are portrayed as extremely passionate adults. This movie is well-photographed and just cries out to be put on a DVD. Let's hope that happens.
The GI, played humanely by Montgomery Clift, teaches the kid English and looks after him until, hopefully, there is a happy ending for him, even if it means taking the kid back to the States with him. The ending is a little incredulous but I'm not complaining and won't say more to ruin it.
Suffice to say, it is a very involving film. You wind up really caring about all the major characters in here and yes, it does have a feel-good finish.
Ivan Jandl, the child actor who co-stars with Clift, only was in this one film, according to his bio here on IMDb. The actress who plays the child's mother, Jamila Novotna, was, in real life, better known as an opera star, but she also did other films. She was a talented lady.
Meanwhile, American actors Clift and Aline MacMahon are portrayed as extremely passionate adults. This movie is well-photographed and just cries out to be put on a DVD. Let's hope that happens.