The Desperate Hours

1955

1 hr 52 mins

CrimeThriller

70%

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Popularity

1.3

Companies

Paramount Pictures

DirectorWilliam Wyler

WritersJoseph Hayes

Overview

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

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Top Cast

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

Robert Middleton Sam Kobish

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

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