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1990 film by Michael Cimino
Desperate Hours is a 1990 American neo-noir action thriller film directed by Michael Cimino. It is a remake of the 1955 film of the same name and an adaptation
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2021 American-Canadian film
The Desperate Hour is a 2021 thriller film directed by Phillip Noyce and written by Chris Sparling. It stars Naomi Watts as a woman who is desperately
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1955 film noir directed by William Wyler
The Desperate Hours is a 1955 film noir starring Humphrey Bogart and Fredric March. It was produced and directed by William Wyler and based on the 1954
The Desperate Hours (1955 film)
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Topics referred to by the same term
The Desperate Hours may refer to: The Desperate Hour, a 2022 thriller film starring Naomi Watts The Desperate Hours (Hayes novel), a 1954 thriller novel
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American thriller novel
family. The Desperate Hours (1955 play) The Desperate Hours (1955 film) The Desperate Hours (1967 TV movie) 36 Ghante (1974 film) Desperate Hours (1990
The Desperate Hours (Hayes novel)
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American dramatist
Fire, Winner's Circle, No Escape, and The Ways of Darkness. The Desperate Hours, Random House (1954) The Hours After Midnight, Random House (1958) Don't
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1967 American TV series or program
The Desperate Hours is a 1967 TV film. It was an adaptation of the 1954 novel The Desperate Hours. George Segal as Glenn Griffin Arthur Hill as Dan Hilliard
The Desperate Hours (1967 film)
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1955 play by Joseph Hayes
The Desperate Hours is a 1955 play by Joseph Hayes, adapted from his 1954 novel of the same title. It is a three-act melodrama, with a medium-sized cast
The_Desperate_Hours_(play)
1974 Italian film
The Last Desperate Hours (Italian: Milano: il clan dei calabresi) is a 1974 Italian poliziottesco film directed by Giorgio Stegani. Antonio Sabàto: Paolo
The_Last_Desperate_Hours
Episode of Porridge
"The Desperate Hours" is the second Christmas special of the BBC sitcom Porridge. It first aired on 24 December 1976. In this episode, Fletcher and Godber
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American actor (1899–1986)
play, The Desperate Hours. Lane also performed in 21 films and made hundreds of televisions appearances from 1950 up through 1973, including as the star
Rusty_Lane
2023 American TV series or program
12 Desperate Hours is a television film directed by Gina Gershon and adapted from Ann Rule's Last Chance, Last Dance true crime collection. The film stars
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List of films by Paul Newman
and also did stints in the 1950s in The Desperate Hours and Sweet Bird of Youth, the latter of which led to him being cast in the film role. Finally, his
Paul Newman on screen and stage
Paul_Newman_on_screen_and_stage
1990 studio album by Marc Almond
the Dutch albums chart. Enchanted includes the singles "A Lover Spurned" (a UK Top 30 hit featuring actress Julie T. Wallace), "The Desperate Hours"
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American actor (1897–1975)
film roles include Executive Suite, The Bridges at Toko-Ri (both 1954), The Desperate Hours (1955), Inherit the Wind (1960), and Seven Days in May (1964)
Fredric_March
American actress (born 1959)
movies and co-starred in several Hollywood feature films, including Desperate Hours (1990), Curly Sue (1991), Three of Hearts (1993), Imaginary Crimes
Kelly_Lynch
American television series (2004–2012)
Desperate Housewives is an American mystery comedy-drama television series created by Marc Cherry, and produced by ABC Studios and Cherry Productions
Desperate_Housewives
American filmmaker (1939–2016)
2023. "Michael Cimino's "Desperate Hours" (1990)". THE DIRECTORS SERIES. July 21, 2016. Retrieved March 26, 2023. "Desperate Hours Original Script Michael
Michael_Cimino
American actress (1931–2011)
Bull, and the year after that as Fredric March's daughter in the thriller The Desperate Hours, which also starred Humphrey Bogart. She co-starred with actor-director
Mary_Murphy_(actress)
American actress (1942–2022)
Margot Dr. Kildare (1964, 2 episodes) — Pat Holmes The Desperate Hours (1967, TV movie) — Cindy Hilliard The Most Deadly Game (1970–1971) — Vanessa Smith Death
Yvette_Mimieux
1974 Indian Hindi film
Danny Denzongpa in pivotal roles. It is a remake of the 1955 American film The Desperate Hours, which was adapted from Joseph Hayes' 1954 novel. Three
36_Ghante
American author, mentalist, and public relations executive (1937–2018)
Aiello wrote three novels: The Deceivers (1999), Shadow in the Mirror (2001), and The Desperate Hours (2005). The books are about the fictional mentalist Grant
Robert_Aiello
American actress (born 1956)
(1987), Desperate Hours (1990), and Full Body Massage (1995). She garnered the greatest acclaim of her career for her role in the religious drama The Rapture
Mimi_Rogers
2002 studio album by the Mountain Goats
Tallahassee is the seventh studio album by the Mountain Goats. It was the band's second new album to be released in 2002, and it marked quite a few changes
Tallahassee_(album)
American actor (1934–2021)
a gangster in an adaptation of The Desperate Hours (1967), and George in an adaptation of Of Mice and Men (1968). The latter two films were both directed
George_Segal
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the Vampire Slayer The 'Burbs Casper (the 1997 prequel) Deep Impact Delta House The Desperate Hours Desperate Housewives (2004-2012) Father's Day The
Colonial_Street
American actor (1914–1990)
from the early 1940s through mid-1960s, including High Sierra, Champion, They Died with Their Boots On, The Glass Menagerie, The Desperate Hours, Trial
Arthur_Kennedy
American actor (1913–1978)
ABC Television. He played a supporting role the same year in the Humphrey Bogart thriller The Desperate Hours and lost Katharine Hepburn to Spencer Tracy
Gig_Young
English actor (1933–2018)
TV Series) - "The Desperate Hours" episode - Reg Urwin Pure as a Lily (1976) – Jack Fellini's Casanova (1976) – Duke of Wuertemberg The Pink Panther Strikes
Dudley_Sutton
American former child actor
brother of Robert Eyer (1948–2005), another child actor of the period. In The Desperate Hours (1955), Eyer played Fredric March's dangerously impulsive
Richard_Eyer
1956 British film by William Fairchild
The Extra Day (also known as Twelve Desperate Hours and 12 Desperate Hours) is a 1956 British comedy-drama film directed by William Fairchild and starring
The_Extra_Day
Northern Irish actor (1907–1991)
and Son, "The Desperate Hours". The writers of Steptoe and Son – Ray Galton and Alan Simpson – later said Devlin was second choice to play the part of Albert
J._G._Devlin
American actor (1923–2018)
of the Pharaohs (1955) - Senta, Vashtar's Son The Desperate Hours (1955) - Hal Griffin Meet Me in Las Vegas (1956) - Dewey Martin (uncredited) The Proud
Dewey_Martin_(actor)
1955 theatrical awards ceremony
The following productions received multiple awards. 3 wins: The Pajama Game and Peter Pan 2 wins: The Desperate Hours, Quadrille and Witness for the Prosecution
9th_Tony_Awards
Leiber and Friedkin writing the screenplay. Friedkin and Christopher Cain were each attached to direct the film Desperate Hours (1990) prior to Michael Cimino's
William Friedkin's unrealized projects
William_Friedkin's_unrealized_projects
1967 United States Supreme Court case
sued after Life implied in a blurb that the upcoming film adaptation of The Desperate Hours was based on the real-life incident where they were held hostage
Time,_Inc._v._Hill
British actor (1926–1984)
series as diverse as The Avengers ("Dressed to Kill", 1963) and Steptoe and Son ("The Lead Man Cometh", 1964; "The Desperate Hours", 1972). Among his early
Leonard_Rossiter
American journalist (born 1949)
Found for the stage. In 2020, Brenner was granted 18-month access to the New York Presbyterian hospital, depicted in her book The Desperate Hours: One Hospital's
Marie_Brenner
Cataloging of performances by Humphrey Bogart
7, 2021. "The Desperate Hours". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Archived from the original on June 23, 2022. Retrieved February 7, 2021. "The Harder They
Humphrey Bogart on stage, screen, radio, and television
Humphrey_Bogart_on_stage,_screen,_radio,_and_television
Canadian film and television director (1931–2025)
remakes of The Desperate Hours (1967) and Of Mice and Men (1968). He directed the concert At the Drop of Another Hat for TV. Kotcheff directed the Australian
Ted_Kotcheff
1995 film by Betty Thomas
first draft by the Schwartzes with the premise described as The Desperate Hours meets The Brady Bunch and follow the Brady family falling victim to a home
The_Brady_Bunch_Movie
Season of television series
The third season of the American dramedy-mystery television series Desperate Housewives commenced airing on ABC in the United States on September 24, 2006
Desperate_Housewives_season_3
American actor (1915–1983)
until the 1940s.[citation needed] In 1955, Oakland made his film debut, albeit uncredited, as an Indiana state trooper in The Desperate Hours. He appeared
Simon_Oakland
American film actor (1925–1998)
and The Desperate Hours and television programs such as Death Valley Days and The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin. He played the role of Sgt. Klinger in the 1953
Michael_Moore_(actor)
American actor (1884–1977)
(1952; first credited), The Silver Whip (1953), Half a Hero (1953), She Couldn't Say No (1954), The Desperate Hours (1955), Man with the Gun (1955), Storm Center
Burt_Mustin
American actress (1912–2003)
steady movie work for the next four decades, appearing in major epics such as The Ten Commandments, Ben-Hur, The Desperate Hours, and Airport 1975. Charlton
Martha_Scott
American actor (1911–1977)
films in 1954, and in film opposite Humphrey Bogart in The Desperate Hours (1955), Danny Kaye in The Court Jester (1955), Gary Cooper in Friendly Persuasion
Robert_Middleton
American actor and comedian (born 1949)
Macdonald. In 1981, he appeared in the It's a Living episode "Desperate Hours". In 1986, Richards had a minor role in the cult satirical TV miniseries Fresno
Michael_Richards
English actor (born 1935)
productions: The Desperate Hours, South and Edward's Son, as Jimmy. His last stage role of the 1950s was in Telescope, performed at the Salisbury Playhouse
Melvyn_Hayes
Season of television series
The first season of Desperate Housewives, an American television series created by Marc Cherry, commenced airing in the United States on October 3, 2004
Desperate_Housewives_season_1
Fictional street in Desperate Housewives
the center of U.S. television drama series Desperate Housewives. Desperate Housewives storylines primarily center on the residents of the street. The
Wisteria_Lane
1942 film by Lewis Seiler
his penultimate film, The Desperate Hours, distributed by Paramount). Although The Big Shot entered production after Across the Pacific, it was released
The_Big_Shot_(1942_film)
Canadian actor
the son of Naomi Watts's character in the thriller film The Desperate Hour. In 2022, Gobbo was cast to play the main role of Mike Critch Jr. in the comedy
Colton_Gobbo
American actor (born 1953)
been doing." His turn in Desperate Hours as antagonist showed a darker side of Morse. He later starred in The Indian Runner and The Crossing Guard. He has
David_Morse
American actor (born 1952)
loved the "rumpled, slightly dirty, sordid ... rebel persona" that he projected in Year of the Dragon, 9½ Weeks, Angel Heart, and Desperate Hours. Director
Mickey_Rourke
American actress (born 1964)
Tomorrow Never Dies (1997), Mel Jones and the Beldam in Coraline (2009) and Susan Mayer on the television series Desperate Housewives (2004–2012), for which she
Teri_Hatcher
American actress and trade union leader (born 1970)
appeared in the television films Extreme Close-up, 83 Hours 'til Dawn and To My Daughter in 1990. Mathis and Slater had voice roles in the animated film
Samantha_Mathis
1955 film by Douglas Sirk
years earlier and used in the film The Desperate Hours. The set was re-designed to mimic an upper-middle class New England town. The film contains only one
All_That_Heaven_Allows
American actor (1918–1967)
Overton's acting career began on the stage in New York City. His Broadway credits include The Desperate Hours (1954), The Trip to Bountiful (1953), Truckline
Frank_Overton
American actor (1924–1974)
Extra (uncredited) The Big Chase (1954) — Milton Graves , Reporter The Seven Little Foys (1955) — Priest (uncredited) The Desperate Hours (1955) — Motorist
Joe_Flynn_(American_actor)
Shadow:Overview". Allrovi. Retrieved October 18, 2010. Erickson, Hal. "The Desperate Hours :Overview". Allrovi. Retrieved October 18, 2010. Eder, Bruce. "Killer's
List of thriller films of the 1950s
List_of_thriller_films_of_the_1950s
Season of television series
episode titles in this season use the word "Hour". Simon Barry revealed that he had 7–10 seasons in mind to tell the entire story of Continuum, while Rachel
Continuum_season_4
Archived from the original on 19 March 2023. Retrieved 28 January 2020. Kehr, Dave (5 October 1990). "Cimino Not Up to Remake of 'Desperate Hours'". Chicago
List of Anthony Hopkins performances
List_of_Anthony_Hopkins_performances
American film editor (1918–2000)
Paramount in 1952, and his credits at the studio include Carrie (1952), Roman Holiday (1953), and The Desperate Hours (1955). Among his assistants in this
Robert_Swink
American actress (born 1969)
Eden in the short-lived TV series Brand New Life. The following year, she co-starred in Michael Cimino's remake of the thriller Desperate Hours. She took
Shawnee_Smith
"Watch Naomi Watts in Hair-Raising Trailer for Her New Thriller The Desperate Hour (Exclusive)". People. Retrieved 19 January 2022. Kit, Borys (15 May
Naomi_Watts_filmography
American actress (1935–2017)
also made national tours with the companies of The Desperate Hours and Mister Roberts. Webster retired from acting in the mid-1960s. She moved to Dallas
Mary Webster (American actress)
Mary_Webster_(American_actress)
(1990)". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Retrieved August 9, 2023. "Desperate Hours (1990)". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Retrieved February 4, 2026.
List of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer films (1990–1999)
List_of_Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer_films_(1990–1999)
American character actor (1909–1996)
Dr. Dietrich The Naked Street (1955) as District Attorney Blaker The Desperate Hours (1955) as FBI Agent Carson Trial (1955) as Sam Wiltse Shack Out on
Whit_Bissell
American actor (1928–2007)
Grizzard's stage debut was as the Miner in The Corn Is Green in 1944. He made his Broadway debut in The Desperate Hours in 1955, about jailbreakers terrorizing
George_Grizzard
American actor (1904–1981)
In 1955, Montgomery was awarded a Tony Award for his direction of The Desperate Hours. A pioneering media consultant, Montgomery took an unpaid position
Robert_Montgomery_(actor)
2010 film by Danny Boyle
127 Hours is a 2010 biographical drama film co-written, produced, and directed by Danny Boyle. The film mainly stars James Franco, with Kate Mara, Amber
127_Hours
American actor (1899–1957)
than Luce's or Hymer's. A quarter of a century later, the two men planned to make The Desperate Hours together. Both insisted upon top billing, however;
Humphrey_Bogart
1965 Indian film
inspired by the film The Desperate Hours (1955). After the release of Neerkumizhi (1965), Balachander decided to adapt The Desperate Hours as the story for
Naanal_(film)
American actor (1919-1994)
Andrew Szymanski The Cobweb (1955) as Abe Irwin The Desperate Hours (1955) as Tom Winston Paths of Glory (1957) as Staff Sergeant Boulanger The Goddess (1958)
Bert_Freed
American actor and filmmaker (1925–2008)
understudy. The two were married in 1958. He also appeared in the original Broadway production of The Desperate Hours in 1955. In 1959, he was in the original
Paul_Newman
American screenwriter
was announced at the 2021 Cannes Film Market. 2021 also saw the release of two films he both wrote and produced: The Desperate Hour, starring Naomi Watts
Chris_Sparling
British-German author and entrepreneur
view the wreck of the Titanic. In 2026, she published a memoir of the disaster, Ninety-Six Hours: A Wife and Mother's Desperate Search for the Lost Titan
Christine_Dawood
2020 Oregon wildfire
NewsWatch 12 (September 9, 2021). Radio calls tell the story of the Almeda Fire's first desperate hours (Video). Retrieved August 12, 2025 – via YouTube
Almeda_Drive_Fire
American actor (1925–2003)
productions of Mister Roberts, Picnic, and The Desperate Hours. His first on-screen role was as a military policeman in the 1952 movie Fearless Fagan. In 1953
Anthony_Eisley
Broadway theater in Manhattan, New York
Commission 1987, p. 30. The Broadway League (February 10, 1955). "The Desperate Hours – Broadway Play – Original". IBDB. Archived from the original on December
Ethel_Barrymore_Theatre
American actor (1900–1967)
Wyler's The Desperate Hours because he refused to take second-billing to Humphrey Bogart. Instead, Tracy appeared as a one-armed protagonist who faces the hostility
Spencer_Tracy
American film editor
the 1980s, he worked as an assistant editor on numerous films, commencing with All Summer in a Day (1982). His first editing credit was for Desperate
Christopher Rouse (film editor)
Christopher_Rouse_(film_editor)
American actress (born 1968)
Times. Retrieved April 6, 2011. Aurthur, Kate (April 10, 2005). "Desperate Hours". The New York Times. Retrieved April 6, 2011. Ryan, Maureen (September
Jeri_Ryan
Canadian actor (born 1959)
Mary Ellen Armstrong at playbackonline.ca Five Desperate Hours review by Tony Scott at variety.com "On the set of Nights Below Station Street" by Pam Swedko
Brent_Stait
Richard Harland. "Count The Hours". TCM. Retrieved 2016-09-20. Whittaker, Richard (February 7, 2016). "DVDanger: Hellions". The Austin Chronicle. Retrieved
List of films featuring home invasions
List_of_films_featuring_home_invasions
1971 film
Band (1970) and borrowed plot elements from William Wyler's The Desperate Hours (1955). The film was originally intended for foreign audiences so Castellari
Cold_Eyes_of_Fear
American actor (1889–1965)
eight hours. I had a photographic memory. When I got out on the stage, I could actually — in my mind — see the lines written on top of the page, the middle
Ray_Collins_(actor)
American nautical captain
returned for the opilio crab fishing season in January 2009. Some of Harris' sea stories were included in the book Deadliest Catch: Desperate Hours. In 2008
Phil_Harris_(fisherman)
American director and producer (1935–2023)
Movie: 'The Deer Hunter' made Michael Cimino a winner, but his next film was the legendary failure 'Heaven's Gate.' With 'Desperate Hours,' the stakes
William_Friedkin
Desperate Housewives is an American comedy-drama series that aired on ABC for eight seasons from October 3, 2004, to May 13, 2012. The focus is on the
List of Desperate Housewives characters
List_of_Desperate_Housewives_characters
1965 film by Russ Meyer
inspiration, the plot has been called a "loose remake of The Desperate Hours, or possibly The Virgin Spring" by one prominent film critic and a "pop-art
Faster,_Pussycat!_Kill!_Kill!
American guitarist (born 1986)
distribute the album worldwide. The first single, "Our Most Desperate Hour", was released in September 2018 along with pre-orders for the record on both
Nita_Strauss
directed by Juan Antonio Bardem – (Spain) The Deep Blue Sea, starring Vivien Leigh – (GB) The Desperate Hours, starring Humphrey Bogart and Fredric March
1955_in_film
American actress (1912–2000)
include Liberty Jones (1941), The Sacred Flame (1952), and The Desperate Hours (1955). Memorable roles include playing the mistress to a Nazi (played by
Nancy_Coleman
English film and television actor
Yorkshire Television productions, among them Emmerdale Farm and Eighteen Desperate Hours, sometimes as an extra and sometimes with a few lines of dialogue.
Steven_Waddington
American filmmaker
Kiruthigaran. "12 desperate hours movie review". Families. Retrieved 2026-03-21. Rankin, Roxanne (2026-03-18). "West Virginia on the big screen: 2 locally
Jeffrey_Tinnell
American award for distinguished plays
Clifford Odets, The Desperate Hours by Joseph Hayes, Bus Stop by William Inge and Cat on a Hot Tin Roof by Tennessee Williams. The jury gave extremely
Pulitzer_Prize_for_Drama
1947 film by Felix E. Feist
(1945) The Hitch-Hiker (1953) The Desperate Hours (1955) "The Devil Thumbs a Ride: Detail View". American Film Institute. Retrieved April 30, 2014. The Devil
The_Devil_Thumbs_a_Ride
American actor (1889–1977)
Interrupted Melody (1955) – Jim Owens The Desperate Hours (1955) – George Patterson (uncredited) Glory (1956) – Doc Brock The Fastest Gun Alive (1956) – Blind
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