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The Desperate Hours is a 1955 film noir starring Humphrey Bogart and Fredric March. It was produced and directed by William Wyler and based on the 1954 novel and 1955 play of the same name, written by Joseph Hayes, which were loosely built on actual events.
The Desperate Hours: Directed by William Wyler. With Humphrey Bogart, Fredric March, Arthur Kennedy, Martha Scott. Three escaped convicts move in on and terrorize a suburban household.
Three escaped felons (Humphrey Bogart, Dewey Martin, Robert Middleton) randomly target a suburban house to hide out in until midnight, when an accomplice plans to...
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Three hardened, violent criminals have escaped from prison and are on the run: Glenn Griffin, the leader; Hal Griffin, Glenn's younger brother who has always felt controlled by Glenn and who is driven more now by his young adult urges; and big, lumbering Sam Kobish, who has the mindset of a big kid.
Jan 18, 2022 · The Desperate Hours is a 1955 FILM NOlR starring Humphrey Bogart and Fredric March. It was produced and directed by William Wyler and based on the 1954 novel and 1955 play of the same name, written by Joseph Hayes, which were loosely built on actual events.
William Wyler's The Desperate Hours (1955) stars Humphrey Bogart in a villainous role that's virtually the mirror image of the character he played two decades earlier, in The Petrified Forest (1936).
Adapted by Joseph Hayes (The Third Day) from his own novel and stage play and inspired by actual events, The Desperate Hours is a classic tale of suspense from a master filmmaker at the height of...
The Desperate Hours, American crime film, released in 1955, that is noted for the war-of-wills tension between a ruthless killer and a terrorized family held captive. Three escaped convicts led by Glenn Griffin (played by Humphrey Bogart) hide out in a suburban middle-class home owned by Dan.
March is a suburban Everyman who has everything to lose - his family is held hostage by Bogart. As The Desperate Hours tick by, the two men square off in a battle of wills and cunning that ...
