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The Reckless Moment(Movie, 1949)

NR
| 1h 22min | Genres: Crime, Drama, Thriller
The Reckless MomentRating: 3.4/5 (with 5050 votes)
The Reckless Moment is a 1949 American film noir melodrama directed by Max Ophüls, produced by Walter Wanger, and released by Columbia Pictures with Burnett Guffey as cinematographer. It starred James Mason and Joan Bennett. The film is based on The Blank Wall (1947), a novel written by Elisabeth Sanxay Holding. The 2001 film The Deep End is a remake based on the same source material. ()
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About The Reckless Moment

After discovering the dead body of her teenage daughter's lover, a housewife takes desperate measures to protect her family from scandal.

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Production country: United States of America (USA)
Plays in: California
Original language: English (EN)
Spoken languages: English (EN)
Translated into 11 languages: German (DE), English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Italian (IT), Japanese (JA), Korean (KO), Dutch (NL), Portuguese (PT), Russian (RU), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Released
Release date US: 12/29/1949 (World premiere: 12/09/1949)
Director: Max Ophüls
Producer: Walter Wanger
Film Editor: Gene Havlick
Director of Photography: Burnett Guffey
Composer: Hans J. Salter
Production Designer: Cary Odell
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"Schweigegeld für Liebesbriefe"
"Les désemparés"
Budget: 882,653 USD
Color: Black & White (B/W)

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