
The Big Moment
1954-03-07 · 26 min · Not rated
A trilogy of individual stories depicting an account of crucial moments in the lives of three different individuals given a chance to live with dignity and self-respect: one, a young thief from Casablanca; another, an immigrant doctor brought to the United States; and the third, a Holocaust survivor.
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- Directors
- Nathan Juran
- Production companies
- Paramount Pictures
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- USD 10,000
Top Cast
Donna ReedDebbie
Robert YoungNarrator
John DerekAvrum
Thomas MitchellBlumenau
Forrest TuckerUri
Eduard FranzDr. Berg
Henry CordenPoliceman
Gilman RankinRegistrar
Josephine WhittellMarie
Harry HarveyBen
Lawrence DobkinWorker
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