The Desperate Hours

The Desperate Hours (1955)

A reign of violence sweeps the screen.

  • Genre: Crime, Thriller
  • Release Date: 1955-10-05
  • User Rating: 6.9/10 from 146 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 52min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Paramount
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director:
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From 146 Ratings
7.5 88%

Summary

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

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    Costume & Make-Up Edith Head Costume Design
    Art J. McMillan Johnson Art Direction
    Art Hal Pereira Art Direction
    Directing Hilton A. Green Assistant Director
    Art Sam Comer Set Decoration
    Costume & Make-Up Wally Westmore Makeup Supervisor
    Directing William Wyler Director
    Production William Wyler Producer
    Production Robert Wyler Associate Producer
    Editing Robert Swink Editor
    Camera Lee Garmes Director of Photography
    Sound Daniele Amfitheatrof Original Music Composer
    Art Grace Gregory Set Decoration
    Sound Leo Shuken Orchestrator
    Writing Joseph Hayes Screenplay
    Writing Joseph Hayes Novel
    Writing Joseph Hayes Theatre Play
    Visual Effects John P. Fulton Visual Effects
    Sound Carl Mahakian Sound Editor
    Sound Gail Kubik Original Music Composer
    Visual Effects Farciot Edouart Visual Effects
    Directing John Waters Second Unit Director
    Directing Charles C. Coleman Assistant Director
    Editing Bill Wistrom Assistant Editor
    Costume & Make-Up Karl Silvera Makeup Artist
    Sound Winston H. Leverett Sound Recordist
    Sound Hugo Grenzbach Sound Recordist
    Crew Fred S. Fosler Technical Advisor