Escaped convicts terrorize a suburban family they're holding hostage.
The Desperate Hours is of 1 hour(s) and 52 minute(s). It is Produced By: Paramount. It was released on 1955-10-05. It has the tagline: A reign of violence sweeps the screen. It has an average vote of 6.97 on TMDB.
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