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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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