The Desperate Hours (1955)
1955 · Feature film · 112 min · dir. William Wyler
A reign of violence sweeps the screen.
- Drama
- Action
- prison film
Synopsis
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 film takes place on the Northside of Indianapolis and took great pains to be accurate as to street names and locations within the city and Indiana in general.
Synopsis from Wikipedia
Details
- Director
- William Wyler
- Writer
- Joseph Hayes
- Composer
- Gail Kubik
- Cinematography
- Lee Garmes
- Studio
- Paramount Pictures
- Released
- 1955-10-05
- Running time
- 112 minutes
Cast & crew
William Wyler Director
Alan Reed
Dewey Martin
Ray Teal
Pat Flaherty
Ray Collins
Don Haggerty
Walter Baldwin
Richard Eyer
Reviews on the Internet Archive
★★★★★ · One Heck of a Fantastic Bogart Movie ! · 1969nam · 2024-06-24
Bogart with Fredric March includes an allstar cast. Gripping from beginning to the end. I can’t believe this is the first time I’ve seen this movie 🍿 WOW ! What a movie 🎥
