The Desperate Hours
“A reign of violence sweeps the screen.”
1955 · 1 h 52 min
William WylerCast
Humphrey Bogart 
Fredric March 
Arthur Kennedy 
Martha Scott 
Dewey Martin 
Gig Young
Credits
Written by: Joseph Hayes
Plot
Escaped convicts hold a suburban family hostage in their own home.
Sinekatalog’s take
William Wyler's home-invasion thriller is tense and claustrophobic, with Humphrey Bogart and Fredric March.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.5 / 10 (11,971 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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