Desperate Moment

Desperate Moment

TERROR races through the streets of BERLIN!

1953 · 88 min · ★ 6.5 · Thriller

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)

Directed by Compton Bennett · Written by George H. Brown

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