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Desperate Moment is a British film of genre Drama directed by Compton Bennett released in USA on 1 august 1953 with Dirk Bogarde
Desperate Moment (1953)
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Add to a movie listDesperate Moment is a 1953 British thriller film directed by Compton Bennett and starring Dirk Bogarde, Mai Zetterling and Philip Friend.
Synopsis
A Dutchman wrongly accused of a crime goes on the run through Germany in search of the only witness who can clear him.Actors
Dirk Bogarde
(Simon Van Halder)
Mai Zetterling
(Anna DeBurg)
Philip Friend
(Capt. Bob Sawyer)
Albert Lieven
(Paul Ravitch, alias Schleger)
Carl Jaffe
(Cellblock Guard Becker)
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