Movie Description
Desperate Moment
(1953)Overview
Story of a Dutchman's flight across post-war Germany trying to locate the man who alone can clear him of a false murder charge. (BFI Website)
Featured Crew
- Director : Compton Bennett
- Producer : George H. Brown
- Writer : Patrick Kirwan,George H. Brown
- Editor : John D. Guthridge
- Cast : Dirk Bogarde,Mai Zetterling,Philip Friend,Albert Lieven,Fritz Wendhausen,Carl Jaffe,Gerard Heinz,Andre Mikhelson,Harold Ayer,Walter Gotell,Friedrich Joloff,Simone Silva,Theodore Bikel,Ferdy Mayne,Walter Rilla,Paul Hardtmuth,Vernon Morris
Cast
Simon Van Halder
Anna DeBurg
Capt. Bob Sawyer
Paul Ravitch, alias Schleger
Warder Goeter
Cellblock Guard Becker
German Prison Doctor
Polizei Inspector
Capt. Trevor Wood, U.S. Army
Ravitch's Servant-Henchman
Valentin Vladek, alias Winter
Mink, Valentin's girl
Anton
Berlin detective
Colonel Bertrand
Ship's Watchman
German boy
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Facts
Original TitleDesperate Moment
Status Released
Release Information
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1953-03-17
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 01h 28m
Production CompaniesJ. Arthur Rank Organisation
Genres
- Thriller
