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The Desperate Hours
A reign of violence sweeps the screen.
7.1(193)19551h 52m
Escaped convicts terrorize a suburban family they're holding hostage.
- Director
- William Wyler
- Writers
- Joseph Hayes
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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
Ric Roman
Sal
Burt Mustin
Carl
Louis Lettieri
Bucky Walling
Paul E. Burns
Chef at Al's Dining Room
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Crew
Directing
- William WylerDirector
- Charles C. ColemanAssistant Director
- John WatersSecond Unit Director
- Hilton A. GreenAssistant Director
Writing
- Joseph HayesTheatre Play
- Joseph HayesScreenplay
- Joseph HayesNovel
Production
- William WylerProducer
- Robert WylerAssociate Producer
Camera
- Lee GarmesDirector of Photography
Editing
- Robert SwinkEditor
- Bill WistromAssistant Editor
Sound
- Gail KubikOriginal Music Composer
- Daniele AmfitheatrofOriginal Music Composer
- Hugo GrenzbachSound Recordist
- Winston H. LeverettSound Recordist
- Carl MahakianSound Editor
- Leo ShukenOrchestrator
Art
- J. McMillan JohnsonArt Direction
- Hal PereiraArt Direction
- Grace GregorySet Decoration
- Sam ComerSet Decoration
Costume & Make-Up
- Edith HeadCostume Design
- Wally WestmoreMakeup Supervisor
- Karl SilveraMakeup Artist
Visual Effects
- Farciot EdouartVisual Effects
- John P. FultonVisual Effects
Crew
- Fred S. FoslerTechnical Advisor