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Desperate Moment

Compton Bennett

1953 • 1h 28m

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)

Desperate Moment

Cast

Dirk Bogarde

Dirk BogardeSimon Van Halder

Mai Zetterling

Mai ZetterlingAnna DeBurg

Philip Friend

Philip FriendCapt. Bob Sawyer

Albert Lieven

Albert LievenPaul Ravitch, alias Schleger

Fritz Wendhausen

Fritz WendhausenWarder Goeter

Carl Jaffe

Carl JaffeCellblock Guard Becker

Gerard Heinz

Gerard HeinzGerman Prison Doctor

Andre MikhelsonPolizei Inspector

Harold AyerCapt. Trevor Wood, U.S. Army

Walter Gotell

Walter GotellRavitch's Servant-Henchman

Friedrich Joloff

Friedrich JoloffValentin Vladek, alias Winter

Simone Silva

Simone SilvaMink, Valentin's girl

Theodore Bikel

Theodore BikelAnton

Ferdy Mayne

Ferdy MayneBerlin detective

Walter Rilla

Walter RillaColonel Bertrand

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Desperate Moment (1953) — Backlot Notes