Desperate Moment
1953, English. Directed by Compton Bennett.
TERROR races through the streets of BERLIN!
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)
- Runtime
- 1h 28m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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Cast & crew
- Compton BennettDirector
- Dirk BogardeSimon Van Halder
- Mai ZetterlingAnna DeBurg
- Philip FriendCapt. Bob Sawyer
- Albert LievenPaul Ravitch, alias Schleger
- Fritz WendhausenWarder Goeter
- Carl JaffeCellblock Guard Becker
- Gerard HeinzGerman Prison Doctor
- Andre MikhelsonPolizei Inspector
- Harold AyerCapt. Trevor Wood, U.S. Army
- Walter GotellRavitch's Servant-Henchman
- Friedrich JoloffValentin Vladek, alias Winter
- Simone SilvaMink, Valentin's girl
Details
- Released
- 17 March 1953
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Written by
- Patrick Kirwan, George H. Brown
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Desperate Moment runs 88 minutes (1h 28m).
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Desperate Moment isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 17 March 1953. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
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Who directed Desperate Moment?
Desperate Moment (1953) was directed by Compton Bennett and stars Dirk Bogarde, Mai Zetterling, Philip Friend.