Desperate Moment

Desperate Moment
British quad poster
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 production...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

1. "Desperate Moment". BFI.
2. http://www.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9C04EFDA153EE53BBC4953DFBF668388649EDE
3. "Desperate Moment". TV Guide.

External links

• Desperate Moment at the Internet Movie Database