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The Desperate Hours
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The Desperate Hours

1955
Directed byWilliam Wyler
1h 52m

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

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Humphrey BogartGlenn GriffinFredric MarchDaniel C. HilliardArthur KennedyDeputy Sheriff Jesse Bard
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Martha Scott
Eleanor 'Ellie' Hilliard
Dewey MartinHal Griffin
Gig YoungChuck Wright
Mary MurphyCynthia 'Cindy' Hilliard
Richard EyerRalph Hilliard
Robert MiddletonSam Kobish
Bert FreedTom Winston
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GENRES
CrimeThriller
STATUSReleased
RATING
7.0

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