The Desperate Hours

"A reign of violence sweeps the screen."

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Ratings & Reviews

7.0/10

174 votes

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Box Office Performance

Financial performance & earnings

Budget

$2.3M

Production Cost

Worldwide

$2.5M

Global Box Office

Profit

+$200,000

ROI: +9%

Budget Recovery109% of budget

$0|Budget: $2.3M|Revenue: $2.5M

Popularity Trend(Wikipedia)

60-Day Views

5.6K

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7-Day Trend

-5%

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Based On

The Desperate Hours

literary work

Story Setting

Set In

Indiana

Extended Crew & Production

Cinematography

Lee Garmes

Film Editing

Robert Swink

Music / Score

Gail Kubik

Costume Design

Edith Head

Production Design

Hal Pereira

Production Companies

Paramount Pictures

Distributors

Paramount PicturesNetflix

Technical Specifications

Color

black-and-white

Format

video on demand

Where to Watch The Desperate Hours

Available in 18 countries

Country	Stream	Free	Rent	Buy
United States of America	—	Hoopla	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
United Kingdom	—	—	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Sky Store	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Sky Store
Canada	—	—	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
Australia	—	—	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube
India	—	—	Amazon Video	—

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Age Ratings by Country

Brazil14

Production

Director

William Wyler

Writers

Joseph Hayes, Joseph Hayes, Joseph Hayes

Production Companies

Paramount Pictures

Cast

Humphrey Bogart

Glenn Griffin

Fredric March

Daniel C. Hilliard

Arthur Kennedy

Deputy Sheriff Jesse Bard

Martha Scott

Eleanor 'Ellie' Hilliard

Dewey Martin

Hal Griffin

Gig Young

Chuck Wright

Mary Murphy

Cynthia 'Cindy' Hilliard

Richard Eyer

Ralph Hilliard

Robert Middleton

Sam Kobish

Bert Freed

Tom Winston

Ray Collins

Sheriff Masters

Whit Bissell

FBI Agent Carson

Tags & Keywords

hostageindianapolissuburbiaescaped convictfilm noirhome invasionfamily hostage

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