movie poster for THE RECKLESS MOMENT

Flicks ID

13818

Cert

12

Running time

79 mins

Country

Language

Format

DVD

THE RECKLESS MOMENT (1949)

MAX OPHULS

Plot

An upper middle class housewife finds herself being blackmailed by a loan shark, but, fortunately for her, the man he sends, a small-time crook and loner, becomes infatuated with her. This Ophuls film noir classic is rich in suspense, strikingly photographed and features career best performances from Joan Bennett and James Mason. Based on the story 'The Blank Wall' by Elisabeth Sanxay Holding.