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The Desperate Hours

Release Year
1955
Runtime
1h 52m
Genres
Crime
Thriller
Directed By
William Wyler
The Desperate Hours

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

Cast & Crew

Cast

Fredric March

Daniel C. Hilliard

Arthur Kennedy

Deputy Sheriff Jesse Bard

Martha Scott

Eleanor 'Ellie' Hilliard

Dewey Martin

Hal Griffin

Mary Murphy

Cynthia 'Cindy' Hilliard

Richard Eyer

Ralph Hilliard

Robert Middleton

Sam Kobish

Ray Collins

Sheriff Masters

Whit Bissell

FBI Agent Carson

Ray Teal

State Police Lt. Fredericks

Walter Baldwin

George Patterson

Edmund Cobb

Mr. Walling

Crew

William Wyler

Director

Joseph Hayes

Screenplay

Lee Garmes

Director of Photography

Gail Kubik

Original Music Composer

Daniele Amfitheatrof

Original Music Composer

Robert Swink

Editor

William Wyler

Producer

Joseph Hayes

Novel

Joseph Hayes

Theatre Play

Bill Wistrom

Assistant Editor

Carl Mahakian

Sound Editor

Hugo Grenzbach

Sound Recordist

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