Desperate Moment(1953)
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)
Movie: Desperate Moment
Top 10 Billed Cast
Simon Van Halder
Anna DeBurg
Capt. Bob Sawyer
Paul Ravitch, alias Schleger
Warder Goeter
Cellblock Guard Becker
German Prison Doctor
Ravitch's Servant-Henchman
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