Rent The Desperate Hours (1955)
3.8 of 5 from 88 ratings
1h 48min
- General info
- Available formats
- Synopsis:
- Three escaped cons, led by the ruthless Glenn Griffin (Humphrey Bogart), force their way into a suburban home, intending to hide out while they await the arrival of an all-important package. But what should have been an overnight stay extends into a protracted hostage situation, pitting Glenn against the embattled family patriarch, Daniel Hilliard (Fredric March) - a man with everything to lose.
- Actors:
- Humphrey Bogart, Fredric March, Arthur Kennedy, Martha Scott, Dewey Martin, Gig Young, Mary Murphy, Richard Eyer, Robert Middleton, Alan Reed, Bert Freed, Ray Collins, Whit Bissell, Ray Teal
- Directors:
- William Wyler
- Producers:
- William Wyler
- Writers:
- Joseph Hayes, Jay Dratler
- Studio:
- Paramount
- Genres:
- Classics, Drama, Thrillers
- Collections:
- 100 Years of Paul Newman, The Instant Expert's Guide to William Wyler
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 14/09/2026
- Run Time:
- 112 minutes
- Languages:
- English LPCM Mono
- Subtitles:
- English Hard of Hearing
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 1.85:1
- Colour:
- B & W
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- Audio commentary by film historian Daniel Kremer
- Trouble in Suburbia, an appreciation of the film by Jose Arroyo, Associate Professor in Film and Television Studies at the University of Warwick
- The Lonely Man, a visual essay by Eloise Ross, co-curator ofthe Melbourne Cinematheque
- Scaled Down and Ratcheted Up, an audio interview with Catherine Wyler, daughter of director William Wyler
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Reviews (1) of The Desperate Hours
Gripping - The Desperate Hours review by MR
Halliwell calls this film 'ponderous', which I think is unfair, I thought it sustained the excitement all through. It is basically just suspense for 2 hours plus, as we wonder whether the police will figure out where the criminals are, and wait to see if one of the family or the criminals will do anything rash.
The two leads are very good, especially perhaps Fredric March, who was a great actor. Highly recommended for a high quality,entertaining film.
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