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It sits within the topics 1950s crime thriller films, 1955 American films and 1955 crime drama films.
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7.0Escaped convicts terrorize a suburban family they're holding hostage.
Released: 1955-10-05112 minDir: William WylerCrime, ThrillerBudget: $2.3MBox office: $2.5M
Cast
- Humphrey Bogart as Glenn Griffin
- Fredric March as Daniel C. Hilliard
- Arthur Kennedy as Deputy Sheriff Jesse Bard
- Martha Scott as Eleanor 'Ellie' Hilliard
- Dewey Martin as Hal Griffin
- Gig Young as Chuck Wright
Themes
- hostage
- indianapolis
- suburbia
- escaped convict
- film noir
- home invasion
- family hostage
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- action film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- William Wyler
- Screenwriter
- Joseph Hayes
- Cast member
- Don Haggerty
- Composer
- Gail Kubik
- Producer
- William Wyler
- Production company
- Paramount Pictures
- Cinematographer
- Lee Garmes
- Narrative location
- Indiana
- Duration
- 108
- FilmAffinity ID
- 258941
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Image
- The Desperate Hours Movie Still.jpg
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- publication date
- 1955-01-01
- title
- The Desperate Hours
- color
- black-and-white
- costume designer
- Edith Head
- production designer
- Hal Pereira
- review score
- 88%
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Categories
1950s crime thriller films1955 American films1955 crime drama films1955 English-language films1955 filmsAmerican black-and-white filmsAmerican crime drama filmsAmerican crime thriller filmsAmerican films based on playsEdgar Award–winning worksEnglish-language crime drama filmsEnglish-language crime thriller filmsFilm noirFilms about home invasionFilms about hostage takingsFilms based on American novelsFilms based on multiple worksFilms directed by William WylerFilms scored by Daniele AmfitheatrofFilms scored by Gail KubikFilms set in IndianapolisParamount Pictures filmsTemplate film date with 1 release dateVistaVision films