The Desperate Hours
"A reign of violence sweeps the screen."
1955
1h 52m
7.0
US
Crime
Thriller
Overview
Escaped convicts terrorize a suburban family they're holding hostage.
Movie Details
Budget
$2.3M
$2,300,000
Revenue
$2.5M
$2,500,000
Languages
English
Studio
Paramount Pictures
Key Crew
William Wyler
Producer
William Wyler
Director
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
Ann Doran
Mrs. Walling
Beverly Garland
Miss Swift
Helen Kleeb
Miss Wells
Ralph Dumke
Clint
Pat Flaherty
Dutch
