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The Desperate Hours (1955)

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ThrillerCrime

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

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hostagesuburbiafilm noirescaped convicthome invasionindianapolisfamily hostage
William Wyler

Director

William Wyler

ReleasedOct 5, 1955
Runtime1h 52m
StatusReleased
Budget$2.3M·Revenue$2.5M
Paramount Pictures

Top Cast

Humphrey Bogart

Humphrey Bogart

Glenn Griffin

Fredric March

Fredric March

Daniel C. Hilliard

Arthur Kennedy

Arthur Kennedy

Deputy Sheriff Jesse Bard

Martha Scott

Martha Scott

Eleanor 'Ellie' Hilliard

Dewey Martin

Dewey Martin

Hal Griffin

Gig Young

Gig Young

Chuck Wright

Mary Murphy

Mary Murphy

Cynthia 'Cindy' Hilliard

Richard Eyer

Richard Eyer

Ralph Hilliard

Robert Middleton

Robert Middleton

Sam Kobish

Bert Freed

Bert Freed

Tom Winston

Ray Collins

Ray Collins

Sheriff Masters

Whit Bissell

Whit Bissell

FBI Agent Carson

Ray Teal

Ray Teal

State Police Lt. Fredericks

Walter Baldwin

Walter Baldwin

George Patterson

Edmund Cobb

Edmund Cobb

Mr. Walling

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