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Rating: 7/10 by 157 users

The Desperate Hours (1955)

Escaped convicts terrorize a suburban family they're holding hostage.

Directing:
  • William Wyler
  • Charles C. Coleman
  • Hilton A. Green
  • John Waters
Writing:
  • Joseph Hayes
  • Joseph Hayes
  • Joseph Hayes
Stars:
Release Date: Wed, Oct 05, 1955

Rating: 7/10 by 157 users

Alternative Title:
Horas desesperadas - ES

Country:
United States of America
Language:
English
Runtime: 01 hour 52 minutes
Budget: $2,300,000
Revenue: $2,500,000

Plot Keyword: hostage, indianapolis, suburbia, escaped convict, film noir, home invasion, family hostage

Humphrey Bogart
Glenn Griffin
Fredric March
Daniel C. Hilliard
Arthur Kennedy
Deputy Sheriff Jesse Bard
Martha Scott
Eleanor 'Ellie' Hilliard
Dewey Martin
Hal Griffin
Gig Young
Chuck Wright
Mary Murphy
Cynthia 'Cindy' Hilliard
Richard Eyer
Ralph Hilliard
Bert Freed
Tom Winston
Ray Collins
Sheriff Masters
Whit Bissell
FBI Agent Carson
Ray Teal
State Police Lt. Fredericks
Walter Baldwin
George Patterson
Edmund Cobb
Mr. Walling
Ann Doran
Mrs. Walling
Helen Kleeb
Miss Wells
Louis Lettieri
Bucky Walling
Paul E. Burns
Chef at Al's Dining Room
Joe Flynn
Motorist Hijacked by Hal
James O'Hara
Gas Station Attendant
Alan Reed
Detective (uncredited)
Don Haggerty
Detective (uncredited)
Michael Moore
Detective (uncredited)
Fred S. Fosler
Sheriff (uncredited)
Paul Salata
Sheriff (uncredited)
Mike Mahoney
State Trooper (uncredited)
Simon Oakland
State Trooper (uncredited)
Joel D. Smith
State Trooper (uncredited)

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