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The Desperate Hours
1h 52min
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Escaped convicts terrorize a suburban family they're holding hostage.
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Original Title
The Desperate Hours
Critics & Audience Score
5.7
Total Votes
161
Release Year
1955
Runtime (Duration)
1h 52min
Production Budget
$2.3M
Box Office Revenue
$2.5M
Profit / Loss Analysis
$200K
Casting
Actors
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
Ric Roman
Sal
Burt Mustin
Carl
Louis Lettieri
Bucky Walling
Paul E. Burns
Chef at Al's Dining Room
John Benson
Bellboy
Joe Flynn
Motorist Hijacked by Hal
Donald Kerr
Barkeeper
James O'Hara
Gas Station Attendant
Alan Reed
Detective (uncredited)
Don Haggerty
Detective (uncredited)
Michael Moore
Detective (uncredited)
Fred S. Fosler
Sheriff (uncredited)
Paul Salata
Sheriff (uncredited)
Mike Mahoney
State Trooper (uncredited)
Simon Oakland
State Trooper (uncredited)
Joel D. Smith
State Trooper (uncredited)
Crew
William Wyler
DIRECTOR
Gail Kubik
ORIGINAL MUSIC COMPOSER
Daniele Amfitheatrof
ORIGINAL MUSIC COMPOSER
Joseph Hayes
SCREENPLAY
William Wyler
PRODUCER
Lee Garmes
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY
Joseph Hayes
THEATRE PLAY
Robert Swink
EDITOR
J. McMillan Johnson
ART DIRECTION
Hal Pereira
ART DIRECTION
Joseph Hayes
NOVEL
Sam Comer
SET DECORATION
Grace Gregory
SET DECORATION
Edith Head
COSTUME DESIGN
Charles C. Coleman
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
Wally Westmore
MAKEUP SUPERVISOR
Hugo Grenzbach
SOUND RECORDIST
Winston H. Leverett
SOUND RECORDIST
Robert Wyler
ASSOCIATE PRODUCER
Karl Silvera
MAKEUP ARTIST
Hilton A. Green
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
John Waters
SECOND UNIT DIRECTOR
Carl Mahakian
SOUND EDITOR
Farciot Edouart
VISUAL EFFECTS
John P. Fulton
VISUAL EFFECTS
Bill Wistrom
ASSISTANT EDITOR
Leo Shuken
ORCHESTRATOR
Fred S. Fosler
TECHNICAL ADVISOR