The Reckless Moment

1949 · directed by Max Ophüls

Rating

69/100

Hit

no

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

The Reckless Moment (1949), directed by Max Ophüls, rates 69/100. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

• James Mason
• Joan Bennett
• Geraldine Brooks
• Henry O'Neill
• Shepperd Strudwick
• David Bair
• Roy Roberts
• Jessie Arnold
• Al Bain
• Jack Baker

Crew

• Burnett Guffey — Director of Photography
• Gene Havlick — Editor
• Hans J. Salter — Original Music Composer
• Henry Garson — Screenplay
• Robert Soderberg — Screenplay

More from Max Ophüls

1. Letter from an Unknown Woman (1948) — 87/100 · hit
2. The Earrings of Madame de... (1953) — 85/100 · hit
3. Caught (1949) — 81/100 · hit
4. La Ronde (1950) — 80/100 · hit
5. Le Plaisir (1952) — 77/100
6. Lola Montès (1955) — 75/100

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