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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
This set is also known as the Paramount House – it was built for the movie “Desperate Hours” (1955) which was produced by Paramount Studios, and was the main exterior house featured in that movie.
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. They take...
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- Humphrey Bogart
- William Wyler
- Crime, Drama
Oct 5, 2023 · The Desperate Hours explores the concept of a home turning into a prison. The family’s idyllic suburban house becomes a claustrophobic and threatening environment as the convicts invade their lives. The film highlights the vulnerability and fragility of the concept of home in the face of danger.
The Desperate Hour (originally Lakewood) is a 2021 thriller film directed by Phillip Noyce. It stars Naomi Watts as a woman who is desperately racing to save her child after police place her hometown on lockdown due to an active shooter incident.
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Three escaped convicts move in on and terrorize a suburban household. After escaping from prison, Glenn Griffin, his brother Hal and a third inmate Sam Kobish randomly select a house in a well-to-do suburb of Indianapolis in which to hide out. The home belongs to the Hilliard family, Dan and Ellie who live there with their 19-year old daughter ...
