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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.
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- Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
- William Wyler
- 1955-10-12
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.
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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).
- William Wyler, C. C. Coleman Jr., John Waters
- Humphrey Bogart
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 deliver them money.
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- Humphrey Bogart
- William Wyler
- Crime, Drama
In William Wyler’s The Desperate Hours, Humphrey Bogart plays prison escapee Glenn Griffin, who, along with partners Hal (Dewey Martin) and Simon (Robert Middleton), breaks in to a suburban Indiana home and takes the Hilliard family hostage.
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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.
