The Searching Eye

April. 22,1964      
Rating:
6.7
Trailer Synopsis Cast

The simple actions of a young boy on the beach provide visual metaphors for the normally unseen world. The camera adds a profound dimension to what the boy has seen, giving us a deeper understanding of visual awareness.

Walter Lang as  The boy
Gary Merrill as  Narrator
Vic Perrin as  Narrator

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Reviews

Hellen
1964/04/22

I like the storyline of this show,it attract me so much

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Diagonaldi
1964/04/23

Very well executed

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Grimossfer
1964/04/24

Clever and entertaining enough to recommend even to members of the 1%

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InformationRap
1964/04/25

This is one of the few movies I've ever seen where the whole audience broke into spontaneous, loud applause a third of the way in.

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jake j
1964/04/26

The beautiful marriage of an Elmer Bernstein score, the great Saul Bass helming and the lyrical narration of Gary Merrill create a life-affirming gem about a ten-year old boy and his perspective on the world. In 18 minutes this masterpiece that thrilled millions at the Kodak Pavillion of the New York World's Fair in 1964-65, captures an exhilaration that easily surpasses the similarly adored but overrated "TO BE ALIVE" that captured the short film live action Oscar in 1965 but doesn't have the staying power or sense of humor that the Searching Eye does. It is available (for a small fortune) on video from Pyramid Films who have a precious felicity for obtaining rights for Expo short films- "Rainbow War" is a perfect example. If there are any other world's fair film nuts who stumble on this little-seen film page, please contact and share your experience.

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