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The Searching Wind

8.019461h 48mMovieDramaWar

In the decades preceding World War II, American diplomat Alex Hazen witnesses the rise of Mussolini and Hitler but does not use any of his ambassadorial powers to intervene. Instead, Hazen subscribes to the dominant policy of appeasement,…

DirectorWilliam Dieterle
WriterLillian Hellman

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Cast · Directed by William Dieterle

RYRobert Young
Robert Young
Alex Hazen
SSSylvia Sidney
Sylvia Sidney
Cassie Bowman
ARAnn Richards
Ann Richards
Emily Taney Hazen
DDDudley Digges
Dudley Digges
Moses Taney
DDDouglas Dick
Douglas Dick
Sam Hazen
ABAlbert Bassermann
Albert Bassermann
Count von Stammer
DS
Dan Seymour
Torrone
IWIan Wolfe
Ian Wolfe
Sears
MCMarietta Canty
Marietta Canty
Sophronia
NVNorma Varden
Norma Varden
Mrs. Hayworth
CBCharles D. Brown
Charles D. Brown
Carter
DCDon Castle
Don Castle
David

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The Searching Wind hasn't started streaming in Canada yet. Based on the typical 6–8 week theatrical-to-streaming window, we estimate it will arrive around September 27, 1946. This is a prediction, not a confirmed date.