.jpg) First edition (US) | |
| Author | Martha Albrand |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Thriller |
| Publisher | Random House (New York) Chatto and Windus (London) |
| Publication date | 1951 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | |
Desperate Moment is a 1951 thriller novel by the German writer Martha Albrand, then living in the United States. It takes place in postwar Europe where a man breaks out of prison to try and find the men who set him up.
Film adaptation
In 1953 it was made into a British film of the same title directed by Compton Bennett and starring Dirk Bogarde, Mai Zetterling and Albert Lieven.
References
- Reilly p.22
- Goble p.5
Bibliography
- Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
- Reilly, John M. Twentieth Century Crime & Mystery Writers. Springer, 2015.
 | This article about a thriller novel of the 1950s is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it. See guidelines for writing about novels. Further suggestions might be found on the article's talk page. |