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The Reckless Moment poster

A MAX OPHÜLS FILM

The Reckless Moment

19491h 22mNRMovie

CrimeDramaThriller

IMDb7.1/ 10 · 6.7K votes

IT COULD HAPPEN TO SO MANY MARRIED WOMEN!

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

Tense
Suspenseful
Dark
Family
The underworld
Parenthood

Pace: Measured
Intensity: Moderate
Complexity: Some focus

Good for watching alone, a quick watch and late nights. Contains a child in peril.

DirectorMax Ophüls

FormatFeature film

TMDB6.7 / 10

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The people behind the story

Top cast

James MasonMartin Donnelly

Joan BennettLucia Harper

Geraldine BrooksBea Harper

Henry O'NeillTom Harper

Shepperd StrudwickTed Darby

David BairDavid Harper

Roy RobertsNagel

Jessie ArnoldOld Lady (uncredited)

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