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The Desperate Hours

Overview

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

Release date

Oct 5, 1955

Rating

6.997 / 10

Runtime

1 hours 52 minutes

Genres

Crime
Thriller

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
Mary Murphy
As Cynthia 'Cindy' Hilliard
Richard Eyer
As Ralph Hilliard
Robert Middleton
As Sam Kobish
Bert Freed
As Tom Winston
Ray Collins
As Sheriff Masters
Whit Bissell
As FBI Agent Carson
Ray Teal
As State Police Lt. Fredericks
Walter Baldwin
As George Patterson
Edmund Cobb
As Mr. Walling
Ann Doran
As Mrs. Walling
Beverly Garland
As Miss Swift
Helen Kleeb
As Miss Wells
Ralph Dumke
As Clint
Pat Flaherty
As Dutch
Ric Roman
No picture available
As Sal
Burt Mustin
As Carl
Louis Lettieri
No picture available
As Bucky Walling
Paul E. Burns
As Chef at Al's Dining Room
John Benson
No picture available
As Bellboy
Joe Flynn
As Motorist Hijacked by Hal
Donald Kerr
As Barkeeper
James O'Hara
As Gas Station Attendant
Alan Reed
As Detective (uncredited)
Don Haggerty
As Detective (uncredited)
Michael Moore
As Detective (uncredited)
Fred S. Fosler
No picture available
As Sheriff (uncredited)
Paul Salata
No picture available
As Sheriff (uncredited)
Mike Mahoney
As State Trooper (uncredited)
Simon Oakland
As State Trooper (uncredited)
Joel D. Smith
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As State Trooper (uncredited)

Crew

Robert Swink
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Role: Editor
Joseph Hayes
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Role: Screenplay
William Wyler
Role: Producer
Daniele Amfitheatrof
No picture available
Role: Original Music Composer
Lee Garmes
No picture available
Role: Director of Photography
J. McMillan Johnson
No picture available
Role: Art Direction
Gail Kubik
No picture available
Role: Original Music Composer
William Wyler
Role: Director
Joseph Hayes
No picture available
Role: Theatre Play
Hal Pereira
No picture available
Role: Art Direction
Edith Head
Role: Costume Design
Grace Gregory
No picture available
Role: Set Decoration
Joseph Hayes
No picture available
Role: Novel
Robert Wyler
Role: Associate Producer
Charles C. Coleman
No picture available
Role: Assistant Director
Hugo Grenzbach
No picture available
Role: Sound Recordist
Winston H. Leverett
No picture available
Role: Sound Recordist
Wally Westmore
Role: Makeup Supervisor
Sam Comer
Role: Set Decoration
Bill Wistrom
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Role: Assistant Editor
Fred S. Fosler
No picture available
Role: Technical Advisor
Farciot Edouart
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Role: Visual Effects
Karl Silvera
No picture available
Role: Makeup Artist
Carl Mahakian
No picture available
Role: Sound Editor
Leo Shuken
No picture available
Role: Orchestrator
John Waters
No picture available
Role: Second Unit Director
Hilton A. Green
No picture available
Role: Assistant Director
John P. Fulton
No picture available
Role: Visual Effects

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