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The desperate hours [videorecording] / Paramount Pictures Corporation ; producer/director, William Wyler ; screenplay, Joseph Hayes.

Wyler, William, 1902-1981 (Added Author). Bogart, Humphrey, 1899-1957 (Added Author). March, Fredric, 1897-1975 (Added Author). Kennedy, Arthur, 1914-1990 (Added Author). Scott, Martha, 1914-2003 (Added Author). Hayes, Joseph Arnold, 1918- Desperate hours. (Added Author). Paramount Pictures Corporation. (Added Author). Humphrey Bogart, Fredric March, Arthur Kennedy, Martha Scott. (Cast).

Summary:

Harrowing story about an escaped convict who breaks into a suburban home and takes a family hostage.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0792187083
  • ISBN: 9780792187080
  • Physical Description: 1 videodisc (112 min.) : sound, black & white ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Publisher: Hollywood, Calif. : Paramount, 2003.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Adapted from the novel and play by Joseph Hayes.
Videodisc release of the 1955 motion picture.
Participant or Performer Note:
Humphrey Bogart, Fredric March, Arthur Kennedy, Martha Scott.
Target Audience Note:
Not rated.
System Details Note:
DVD; Dolby Digital mono.
Language Note:
Closed-captioned.

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Subject:
Prisons > Drama.
Escapes > Drama.
Hostages > Drama.
Genre:
Feature films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

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  • 3 of 3 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Caswell County Public Library.

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