"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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