The Desperate Hours

The Desperate Hours

1955 · 112 min · EN · 6.9 (138 votes)
Dir. William Wyler · Starring Humphrey Bogart, Fredric March, Arthur Kennedy, Martha Scott, Dewey Martin, Gig Young · Music Gail Kubik

A reign of violence sweeps the screen.

CrimeThriller

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

VIBE

This is a nail-biting home invasion thriller that traps you inside a suburban nightmare. The tension ratchets up relentlessly as a family's ordinary life shatters under the weight of desperate criminals.

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