Desperate Hours
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Desperate Hours is a 1990 American thriller film about a family taken hostage in their own home by an escaped convict and his accomplices.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Desperate Hours canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Desperate Hours Context triple: [JoBeth Williams, notableWork, Desperate Hours]
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A.
The Desperate Hours
The Desperate Hours is a 1955 American film noir thriller about a suburban family taken hostage by escaped convicts, noted for its intense suspense and strong performances.
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B.
Maytime
Maytime is a popular early 20th-century operetta, later adapted into films, known for its romantic story and memorable melodies.
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C.
Have Gun – Will Travel
Have Gun – Will Travel is a classic American Western television series from the late 1950s and early 1960s that follows the adventures of a sophisticated, gun-for-hire troubleshooter known as Paladin.
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D.
Dangerous Corner
Dangerous Corner is a 1932 stage play by J. B. Priestley, best known as a pioneering "time play" that explores truth, memory, and the consequences of revealing secrets.
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E.
This Gun for Hire
This Gun for Hire is a 1942 American film noir crime thriller, best known for pairing Alan Ladd and Veronica Lake in one of the genre’s defining early roles.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Desperate Hours Target entity description: Desperate Hours is a 1990 American thriller film about a family taken hostage in their own home by an escaped convict and his accomplices.
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A.
The Desperate Hours
The Desperate Hours is a 1955 American film noir thriller about a suburban family taken hostage by escaped convicts, noted for its intense suspense and strong performances.
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B.
Maytime
Maytime is a popular early 20th-century operetta, later adapted into films, known for its romantic story and memorable melodies.
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C.
Have Gun – Will Travel
Have Gun – Will Travel is a classic American Western television series from the late 1950s and early 1960s that follows the adventures of a sophisticated, gun-for-hire troubleshooter known as Paladin.
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D.
Dangerous Corner
Dangerous Corner is a 1932 stage play by J. B. Priestley, best known as a pioneering "time play" that explores truth, memory, and the consequences of revealing secrets.
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E.
This Gun for Hire
This Gun for Hire is a 1942 American film noir crime thriller, best known for pairing Alan Ladd and Veronica Lake in one of the genre’s defining early roles.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| authorOfSourceMaterial | Joseph Hayes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn |
The Desperate Hours (novel)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Desperate Hours (play) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| character |
Albert
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Michael Bosworth NERFINISHED ⓘ Nora Cornell NERFINISHED ⓘ Tim Cornell NERFINISHED ⓘ Wally Bosworth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Douglas Milsome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | Michael Cimino NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributedBy | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributorRegion |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| editedBy | Peter Hunt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation |
Salt Lake City
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Utah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
crime thriller film
ⓘ
thriller film ⓘ |
| hasIMDbId | tt0101667 ⓘ |
| isRemakeOf | The Desperate Hours (1955 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mpaaRating | R ⓘ |
| musicBy | David Mansfield NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeLocation | Utah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeTheme |
family in peril
ⓘ
home invasion ⓘ hostage situation ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| plotSummary | An escaped convict and his accomplices take a family hostage in their own home while evading the police. ⓘ |
| producer |
Dino De Laurentiis
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
John Wells NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Dino De Laurentiis Communications NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1990-10-05 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1990 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 105 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Joseph Hayes
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lawrence Konner NERFINISHED ⓘ Mark Rosenthal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | contemporary to time of production ⓘ |
| starring |
Anthony Hopkins
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
David Morse NERFINISHED ⓘ Elias Koteas NERFINISHED ⓘ Kelly Lynch NERFINISHED ⓘ Lindsay Crouse NERFINISHED ⓘ Mickey Rourke NERFINISHED ⓘ Mimi Rogers NERFINISHED ⓘ Shawnee Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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