The Desperate Hours

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The Desperate Hours

A reign of violence sweeps the screen.

CrimeThriller

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

Oct 5, 1955112 minReleasedEN

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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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