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Desperate Decision

5.519521h 24mMovieDrama

Ireland, 1922. In the midst of a national uprising, Catherine, a young orphan employed in household chores, goes in search of her brother whom she has heard in a dream calling for help.

DirectorYves Allégret
ProducerRay Ventura

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Cast · Directed by Yves Allégret

DDDanièle Delorme
Danièle Delorme
Catherine
HVHenri Vidal
Henri Vidal
Steve
MRMaurice Ronet
Maurice Ronet
Jim
JDJean Debucourt
Jean Debucourt
A Mysterious Man
MCMichèle Cordoue
Michèle Cordoue
Mary, the cabaret girl
JPJacqueline Porel
Jacqueline Porel
Mother Superior
GCGeorges Chamarat
Georges Chamarat
The station master
OHOlivier Hussenot
Olivier Hussenot
The poster paster
JDJacques Dynam
Jacques Dynam
The consumer
GC
Guy Caillard
MEMichel Etcheverry
Michel Etcheverry
The priest
GFGabrielle Fontan
Gabrielle Fontan
Sister Patricia

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Desperate Decision hasn't started streaming in Canada yet. Based on the typical 6–8 week theatrical-to-streaming window, we estimate it will arrive around November 19, 1952. This is a prediction, not a confirmed date.