The Desperate Hours

Dark suburban night, creaking door hinges, a family trapped, invaders closing in. Convicts seize a household. Wyler directs tense crime scenes.

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William Wyler directed The Desperate Hours in 1955. See William Wyler's full filmography, where to start with William Wyler, or where to go after you've seen everything by William Wyler.

The Desperate Hours was released in 1955 (EN original-language production), with a runtime of 112 minutes.