Desperate Moment
| Desperate Moment | |
|---|---|
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| Directed by | Compton Bennett |
| Produced by | George H. Brown |
| Written by |
George H. Brown Patrick Kirwan |
| Based on | a novel by Martha Albrand |
| Starring |
Dirk Bogarde Mai Zetterling Philip Friend |
| Music by | Ronald Binge |
| Cinematography | C.M. Pennington-Richards |
| Edited by | John D. Guthridge |
Production company |
George H. Brown Productions (as Fanfare) |
| Distributed by | General Film Distributors (Uk) |
Release dates | 17 March 1953 (London) (UK) |
Running time | 88 min. |
| Country | UK |
| Language | English |
Desperate Moment is a 1953 British thriller film directed by Compton Bennett and starring Dirk Bogarde, Mai Zetterling and Philip Friend.[1]
Plot
A Dutchman wrongly accused of a crime goes on the run through Germany in search of the only witness who can clear him.
Cast
- Dirk Bogarde - Simon Van Halder
- Mai Zetterling - Anna DeBurg
- Philip Friend - Captain Bob Sawyer
- Albert Lieven - Paul Ravitch
- Fritz Wendhausen - Warder Goeter
- Carl Jaffe - Becker
- Gerard Heinz - German Prison Doctor
- André Mikhelson - Polizei Inspector
- Harold Ayer - Captain Trevor Wood
- Walter Gotell - Ravitch's Servant-Henchman
- Friedrich Joloff - Valentin Vladek
- Simone Silva - Mink, Valentin's girl
- Ferdy Mayne - Detective Laurence
- Walter Rilla - Colonel Bertrand, Dutch consulate
- Antonio Gallardo - Spanish Dancer
Critical reception
The New York Times wrote, "the sum and substance of this producion...is a great deal of panting exercise within and all over two cities, offering little about which to care" ; [2] whereas TV Guide found it "quite suspenseful, with Bogarde turning in an exceptionally fine performance." [3]
References
- ↑ "Desperate Moment". BFI.
- ↑ http://www.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9C04EFDA153EE53BBC4953DFBF668388649EDE
- ↑ "Desperate Moment". TV Guide.
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