The Desperate Hours
Trailer: The Desperate Hours
Year: 1955
Studio: Paramount Pictures
Director: William Wyler
Cast: Humphrey Bogart, Fredric March, Arthur Kennedy, Martha Scott, Dewey Martin, Gig Young
Crew: Robert Swink (Editor), Joseph Hayes (Screenplay), William Wyler (Producer), Daniele Amfitheatrof (Original Music Composer), Lee Garmes (Director of Photography), J. McMillan Johnson (Art Direction)
Runtime: 112 minutes
Release: Oct 05, 1955
IMDb: 7.00/10 by 161 users
Popularity: 9
Country: United States of America
Language: English
Budget: 2
Revenue: 2
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