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Desperate Moment (1953)

Desperate Moment poster
Directed by
Compton Bennett
Genre
drama film
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
1h 28m
Rating
6.5 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man is on the run after being accused of a crime he did not commit. He struggles to clear his name while a woman tries to help him prove his innocence.

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What happens

Desperate Moment is a 1953 British thriller film directed by Compton Bennett and starring Dirk Bogarde, Mai Zetterling and Philip Friend. It was written by George H. Brown and Patrick Kirwan based on the 1951 novel of the same title by Martha Albrand. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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