The Desperate Hours
by William Wyler
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Actor: Arthur Kennedy, Dewey Martin, Fredric March, Humphrey Bogart, Martha ScottDirector: William Wyler
Brand: BOGART,HUMPHREY
Cinematographer: Lee Garmes
Producer: William Wyler
Editor: Robert Swink
Producer: Robert Wyler
Writer: Joseph Hayes
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono; French (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono; English (Subtitled)
Format: Anamorphic, Black & White, Closed-captioned, DVD, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: 2.35:1
Running Time: 112 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2003-06-10
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Paramount
Movie Reviews of The Desperate Hours
Movie Review: One of my favs
Summary: 5 Stars
Boy, am I going to disappoint that person who rated this one only one star. . . Sure, to some Bogart is simply "playing himself" vs getting deeper into character. Me, I kinda like it both ways, still I'm not gonna complain. For some, watching Bogart "play Bogart" is part of the charm/appeal of a film. Contrived plot? Sure, ok. I saw part of the 1990 remake "Desperate Hours" with Mickey Rourke and Anthony Hopkins. I'll take Bogart and Fredric March squaring off over those two.
Summary of The Desperate Hours
Escaped criminals hold a family hostage.Genre: Feature Film-Drama
Rating: NR
Release Date: 12-DEC-2003
Media Type: DVD
Humphrey Bogart is at his villainous best in William Wyler's taut home-invasion thriller, The Desperate Hours. Sharply adapted by John Hayes from his own fact-based novel and Broadway play, this marked a slight departure for Wyler, whose celebrated versatility is on ready display as Bogart--leading a panicky trio of escaped convicts--seizes control of a suburban family in the (dis)comfort of their own home. The domestic terror (similarly dramatized in the 1954 potboiler Suddenly) escalates as cautious patriarch Frederic March waits for an opportunity to retaliate, while the police (led by Arthur Kennedy) close in for an ambush. Viewers may recognize the home's exterior from TV's Leave It to Beaver, while its interior gives Wyler a sealed chamber for nail-biting advances and setbacks--and Bogey was rarely better at portraying ruthless, unpredictable menace. Poorly remade in 1990, The Desperate Hours remains a potent precursor to the many similar films (like Panic Room) that followed its enduring example. --Jeff Shannon
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