Desperate Moment (1953)

"TERROR races through the streets of BERLIN"Movie

Desperate Moment

NR 1 hr 28 minAug 1st, 1953Thriller

Story of a Dutchmans flight across postwar Germany trying to locate the man who alone can clear him of a false murder charge BFI Website

StarringDirk BogardeMai ZetterlingPhilip Friend

DirectorCompton Bennett

WritersGeorge H. BrownPatrick Kirwan

Movie Details Where to Watch Full Cast & Crew

Cast & Crew

as Simon Van Halder

as Capt. Bob Sawyer

as Paul Ravitch, alias Schleger

Fritz Wendhausen

as Warder Goeter

as Cellblock Guard Becker

G

George H. Brown

Producer

G

George H. Brown

Writer

C.M. Pennington-Richards

Director of Photography

J

John D. Guthridge

Editor

M

Maurice Carter

Art Direction

C

Compton Bennett

Director

Movie Details

Theatrical Release:August 1st, 1953

Original Language:English

Movie Tags:murder

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