# The Desperate Hours (1955)

> A composed suburban father wages a covert battle of nerve when escaped convicts seize his family home as their refuge.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/11221

## Facts

- Runtime: 112 min
- Genres: Crime, Thriller
- Director: William Wyler
- Cast: Humphrey Bogart, Fredric March, Arthur Kennedy, Martha Scott, Dewey Martin, Gig Young, Mary Murphy, Richard Eyer
- TMDB rating: 7.0/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0047985/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: claustrophobic, foreboding, gritty, classic noir night, crime thriller marathon

## Synopsis

A tense standoff unfolds in a suburban home as desperate men hold a family hostage, pushing the limits of survival and morality.

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