"A reign of violence sweeps the screen." 05 October 1955 Thriller, Crime 112 mins
Escaped convicts terrorize a suburban family they're holding hostage.
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Humphrey Bogart as Glenn Griffin
Fredric March as Daniel C. Hilliard
Arthur Kennedy as Deputy Sheriff Jesse Bard
Martha Scott as Eleanor 'Ellie' Hilliard
Dewey Martin as Hal Griffin
Gig Young as Chuck Wright
Mary Murphy as Cynthia 'Cindy' Hilliard
Richard Eyer as Ralph Hilliard
Robert Middleton as Sam Kobish
Bert Freed as Tom Winston
Ray Collins as Sheriff Masters
Whit Bissell as FBI Agent Carson
Ray Teal as State Police Lt. Fredericks
Walter Baldwin as George Patterson
Edmund Cobb as Mr. Walling
Ann Doran as Mrs. Walling
J. McMillan Johnson Art Direction
Joseph Hayes Theatre Play
Hal Pereira Art Direction
Gail Kubik Original Music Composer
Daniele Amfitheatrof Original Music Composer
Lee Garmes Director of Photography
Robert Swink Editor
Joseph Hayes Screenplay
William Wyler Director
William Wyler Producer
Joseph Hayes Novel
Robert Wyler Associate Producer
Hugo Grenzbach Sound Recordist
Charles C. Coleman Assistant Director
Grace Gregory Set Decoration
Winston H. Leverett Sound Recordist
Horas desesperadas Trailer
Brazil 06 February 2003
Japan 16 March 1956
United States 05 October 1955
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It is 1940. A young man is facing court martial on charges of conscientious objection. He admits the crime.
13 March 1955
A witch's broom breaks right outside of the broom factory where Woody just happens to be working. Unfortunately for her she doesn't have the 50 cents needed to purchase a new handle.
20 December 1955
Since the capable landlady Maria bears a striking resemblance to the ruler of a miniature state, she is tasked with playing the role of princess during her absence.
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A story about the passengers of the inland waterway Heinävesi. Salli, the daughter of the captain, dreams of an acting career and joins a performance by a theater company traveling on a ship.
23 October 1955
This suspense film revolves around the crime of child abduction. The parents of the missing child undertake a feverish search for their son.
04 March 1955
Arthur Sellmann is marrying Irene, and his friend, the spiritual Diana makes him read his future in the palm of his hands every week.
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A sailor is accused of the murder of his girlfriend's father.
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After a difficult eye operation, Simonetta, an Italian-American girl, returns for a vacation in Florence, the home town of her family.
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When a plane crashes the pilot is saved by the beautiful Soni and the two fall in love, unfortunately, however, the local queen also falls in love with him.
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