Movie · 1955
The Desperate Hours
112 min · Crime, Thriller · Released
Composite
8.5
IMDb
7.5 / 10
11,923 votes
TMDB
7.0 / 10
188 votes
Local
— / 10
No votes
Synopsis
Escaped convicts terrorize a suburban family they're holding hostage.
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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
Crew
Art
- J. McMillan Johnson Art Direction
- Hal Pereira Art Direction
- Grace Gregory Set Decoration
- Sam Comer Set Decoration
Camera
- Lee Garmes Director of Photography
Costume & Make-Up
- Edith Head Costume Design
- Wally Westmore Makeup Supervisor
- Karl Silvera Makeup Artist
Crew
- Fred S. Fosler Technical Advisor
Directing
- William Wyler Director
- Charles C. Coleman Assistant Director
- John Waters Second Unit Director
- Hilton A. Green Assistant Director
Editing
- Robert Swink Editor
- Bill Wistrom Assistant Editor
Production
- William Wyler Producer
- Robert Wyler Associate Producer
Sound
- Gail Kubik Original Music Composer
- Daniele Amfitheatrof Original Music Composer
- Hugo Grenzbach Sound Recordist
- Winston H. Leverett Sound Recordist
- Carl Mahakian Sound Editor
- Leo Shuken Orchestrator
Visual Effects
- Farciot Edouart Visual Effects
- John P. Fulton Visual Effects
Writing
- Joseph Hayes Theatre Play
- Joseph Hayes Screenplay
- Joseph Hayes Novel
