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The Desperate Hours

The Desperate Hours

1955 Crime Thriller
Release date : October 5, 1955
Runtime : 1h 52m
Countries of origin : United States of America /
Original Language : English /
Director : William Wyler /
Writers : Joseph Hayes / Joseph Hayes / Joseph Hayes /
Production companies : Paramount Pictures /
Budget : $2,300,000.00
Revenue : $2,500,000.00
October 5, 1955 1h 52m United States of America Crime English More
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Escaped convicts terrorize a suburban family they're holding hostage.
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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
Ann Doran
Ann Doran
Mrs. Walling
Beverly Garland
Beverly Garland
Miss Swift
Helen Kleeb
Helen Kleeb
Miss Wells

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