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The Desperate Hours

7.019551h 52mMovieCrimeThriller

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

DirectorWilliam Wyler
WriterJoseph Hayes
ProducerWilliam Wyler

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Cast · Directed by William Wyler

HBHumphrey Bogart
Humphrey Bogart
Glenn Griffin
FMFredric March
Fredric March
Daniel C. Hilliard
AKArthur Kennedy
Arthur Kennedy
Deputy Sheriff Jesse Bard
MSMartha Scott
Martha Scott
Eleanor 'Ellie' Hilliard
DMDewey Martin
Dewey Martin
Hal Griffin
GYGig Young
Gig Young
Chuck Wright
MMMary Murphy
Mary Murphy
Cynthia 'Cindy' Hilliard
RERichard Eyer
Richard Eyer
Ralph Hilliard
RMRobert Middleton
Robert Middleton
Sam Kobish
BFBert Freed
Bert Freed
Tom Winston
RCRay Collins
Ray Collins
Sheriff Masters
WBWhit Bissell
Whit Bissell
FBI Agent Carson

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