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Desperate

  • 19471947
  • ApprovedApproved
  • 1h 13m
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
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Steve Brodie, Douglas Fowley, and Audrey Long in Desperate (1947)
CrimeFilm-NoirThriller
A young married couple flee both police and a gangster out for revenge.A young married couple flee both police and a gangster out for revenge.A young married couple flee both police and a gangster out for revenge.
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
2.3K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
66,477
6,637
  • Director
    • Anthony Mann
  • Writers
    • Harry Essex(screenplay)
    • Martin Rackin(additional dialogue)
    • Dorothy Atlas(story)
  • Stars
    • Steve Brodie
    • Audrey Long
    • Raymond Burr
Top credits
  • Director
    • Anthony Mann
  • Writers
    • Harry Essex(screenplay)
    • Martin Rackin(additional dialogue)
    • Dorothy Atlas(story)
  • Stars
    • Steve Brodie
    • Audrey Long
    • Raymond Burr
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 54User reviews
    • 22Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 1 nomination

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    Steve Brodie and Audrey Long in Desperate (1947)
    Raymond Burr, Steve Brodie, Douglas Fowley, and Audrey Long in Desperate (1947)
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    Steve Brodie and Audrey Long in Desperate (1947)
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    Steve Brodie
    Steve Brodie
    • Steve Randall
    Audrey Long
    Audrey Long
    • Anne Randall
    Raymond Burr
    Raymond Burr
    • Walt Radak
    Douglas Fowley
    Douglas Fowley
    • Pete
    William Challee
    William Challee
    • Reynolds
    Jason Robards Sr.
    Jason Robards Sr.
    • Ferrari
    • (as Jason Robards)
    Freddie Steele
    • Shorty
    Lee Frederick
    • Joe
    Paul E. Burns
    Paul E. Burns
    • Uncle Jan
    Ilka Grüning
    Ilka Grüning
    • Aunt Klara
    • (as Ilka Gruning)
    Ernie Adams
    Ernie Adams
    • Villager
    • (uncredited)
    Erville Alderson
    Erville Alderson
    • Simon Pringle
    • (uncredited)
    Leon Alton
    Leon Alton
    • Bus Passenger
    • (uncredited)
    George Anderson
    • Man on Train
    • (uncredited)
    William Bailey
    William Bailey
    • Traveling Salesman
    • (uncredited)
    George Barrows
    George Barrows
    • Train Passenger
    • (uncredited)
    Jack Baxley
    • Dr. Wilson
    • (uncredited)
    Robert Bray
    Robert Bray
    • Policeman with Lt. Ferrari
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Anthony Mann
    • Writers
      • Harry Essex(screenplay)
      • Martin Rackin(additional dialogue)
      • Dorothy Atlas(story)
    • All cast & crew
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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      The first assignment that director Anthony Mann felt he could call his own creation after doing several "B" pictures for RKO.
    • Goofs
      When Anne is on the train, she reads a newspaper about the warehouse holdup. The first paragraph below the headline is about the robbery, but the rest of the column is about something else entirely.
    • Quotes

      Policeman with Lt. Ferrari: [referring to Radak] Say, Lieutenant, he must have died right at the stroke of midnight. What date'll I use?

      Ferrari: [indifferently] Toss a coin.

    • Connections
      Referenced in Svengoolie: The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms (2019)

    User reviews54

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    8/10
    Mann makes great B films.
    This is a TOUGH film, incredibly stylised. This is the essence of the 40's film noir (just take a look at the scene where a beating takes place in a basement, lit by a single swinging overhead light, fantastic). Burr is great as the gangleader.
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    • DM-19
    • Sep 2, 1999

    Details

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    • Release date
      • June 20, 1947 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Epätoivoiset
    • Filming locations
      • RKO Encino Ranch - Balboa Boulevard & Burbank Boulevard, Encino, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production company
      • RKO Radio Pictures
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 13 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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