The Desperate Hours

A reign of violence sweeps the screen.

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

Humphrey Bogart

Glenn Griffin

Fredric March

Daniel C. Hilliard

Arthur Kennedy

Deputy Sheriff Jesse Bard

Martha Scott

Eleanor 'Ellie' Hilliard

Dewey Martin

Hal Griffin

Gig Young

Chuck Wright

Mary Murphy

Cynthia 'Cindy' Hilliard

Richard Eyer

Ralph Hilliard

Bert Freed

Tom Winston

Ray Collins

Sheriff Masters

Whit Bissell

FBI Agent Carson

Ray Teal

State Police Lt. Fredericks

Walter Baldwin

George Patterson

Edmund Cobb

Mr. Walling

Ann Doran

Mrs. Walling

Beverly Garland

Miss Swift

Helen Kleeb

Miss Wells

Louis Lettieri

Bucky Walling

Paul E. Burns

Chef at Al's Dining Room

Joe Flynn

Motorist Hijacked by Hal

Donald Kerr

Barkeeper

James O'Hara

Gas Station Attendant

Alan Reed

Detective (uncredited)

Don Haggerty

Detective (uncredited)

Michael Moore

Detective (uncredited)

Fred S. Fosler

Sheriff (uncredited)

Paul Salata

Sheriff (uncredited)

Mike Mahoney

State Trooper (uncredited)

Simon Oakland

State Trooper (uncredited)

Joel D. Smith

State Trooper (uncredited)

J. McMillan Johnson

Art Direction

Joseph Hayes

Theatre Play

Hal Pereira

Art Direction

Gail Kubik

Original Music Composer

Daniele Amfitheatrof

Original Music Composer

Lee Garmes

Director of Photography

Joseph Hayes

Screenplay

Robert Wyler

Associate Producer

Hugo Grenzbach

Sound Recordist

Charles C. Coleman

Assistant Director

Grace Gregory

Set Decoration

Winston H. Leverett

Sound Recordist

Edith Head

Costume Design

Sam Comer

Set Decoration

Wally Westmore

Makeup Supervisor

Karl Silvera

Makeup Artist

Carl Mahakian

Sound Editor

Farciot Edouart

Visual Effects

John Waters

Second Unit Director

Fred S. Fosler

Technical Advisor

John P. Fulton

Visual Effects

Hilton A. Green

Assistant Director

Bill Wistrom

Assistant Editor

Leo Shuken

Orchestrator

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