The Desperate Hours

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:novel
gptkb:film
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:William_Wyler
gptkbp:adaptation gptkb:film
theatrical film
gptkbp:antagonist gptkb:Police_Department
gptkbp:audience mixed reviews
gptkbp:author gptkb:Joseph_Hayes
gptkbp:awards gptkb:award
gptkb:none
Golden Globe nomination
nominated for Academy Awards
gptkbp:based_on gptkb:novel
play by Joseph Hayes
gptkbp:box_office $2.5 million
$1.5 million
gptkbp:budget $3 million
gptkbp:character gptkb:Detective
gptkb:Police_Department
gptkb:Clyde_Griffin
gptkb:Evelyn_Hargrove
gptkb:Hostage
gptkb:Mr._Hargrove
gptkb:Mrs._Hargrove
Neighbor
Convict
Dan Hargrove
Officer Mc Gowan
Glenn Griffin
Young Hargrove
Gloria Hargrove
the convicts
gptkbp:character_arc survival and resilience
gptkbp:character_development intense
gptkbp:cinematography gptkb:Robert_Burks
gptkb:Charles_Lang
gptkb:John_F._Seitz
gptkbp:climax confrontation with intruders
gptkbp:color black-and-white
gptkbp:conflict family vs. intruders
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:critical_reception positive
mixed reviews
gptkbp:cultural_impact influenced later thrillers
inspired other hostage films.
inspired other hostage films
gptkbp:directed_by gptkb:William_Wyler
gptkbp:director gptkb:Michael_Cimino
gptkb:William_Wyler
gptkb:Boris_Sagal
gptkbp:distributor gptkb:Paramount_Pictures
gptkbp:edited_by Robert Swink
gptkbp:editor Robert Lawrence
Robert Swink
gptkbp:film_festival gptkb:film_festival
gptkbp:film_score not rated
notable for its tension.
gptkbp:film_series gptkb:CEO
gptkbp:filming_location gptkb:California
gptkb:Los_Angeles
gptkbp:filmography gptkb:Virginia_Mayo
gptkb:George_Tomasini
gptkb:Mickey_Rooney
gptkb:Karl_Malden
English
112 minutes
gptkbp:genre gptkb:High_School
gptkb:Miklós_Rózsa
gptkb:film
crime thriller
gptkbp:home_media_release gptkb:DJ
gptkb:film
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Desperate Hours
gptkbp:influence suspense genre
gptkbp:influenced thriller genre
thriller genre.
The Simpsons episode ' The Desperate Hours'.
gptkbp:influenced_artists thriller writers
gptkbp:influenced_by film noir
The Desperate Hours (novel)
gptkbp:influences film noir
suspense films
gptkbp:inspiration real-life events
gptkbp:isbn 978-0-06-100200-0
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:legacy cult classic status
gptkbp:main_character gptkb:Dan_Hilliard
gptkbp:motif home invasion
gptkbp:music gptkb:Henry_Mancini
gptkb:Franz_Waxman
gptkbp:music_by gptkb:Miklos_Rozsa
gptkbp:narrative_style third-person
gptkbp:notable_appearance the escape attempt
the resolution
the climax
the hostage situation
the police standoff
gptkbp:notable_quote " You can't get away from me!"
gptkbp:page_count 224
gptkbp:plot A family is taken hostage by escaped convicts.
gptkbp:plot_twist unexpected resolutions
gptkbp:premiere gptkb:Borough
gptkbp:produced_by gptkb:William_Wyler
gptkbp:production_company gptkb:Paramount_Pictures
gptkbp:published_year gptkb:1954
gptkbp:publisher gptkb:Random_House
gptkbp:rating Not Rated
gptkbp:reader_demographic adult readers
gptkbp:release_date gptkb:1955
gptkb:April
gptkb:12
gptkb:1967
April 1967
gptkbp:release_format theatrical release
gptkbp:release_year gptkb:1960
April 1960
gptkbp:released_in gptkb:1967
gptkbp:remake gptkb:The_Desperate_Hours_(1990)
The Desperate Hours (1955)
The Desperate Hours (1967)
gptkbp:resolution escape and survival
gptkbp:runtime 100 minutes
112 minutes
gptkbp:screenplay_by gptkb:Joseph_Hayes
gptkbp:set_in suburban home
gptkbp:setting mid-20th century
suburban home
gptkbp:soundtrack gptkb:1967
gptkbp:starring gptkb:Fredric_March
gptkb:Edward_G._Robinson
gptkb:Debbie_Reynolds
gptkb:Glenn_Ford
gptkb:Martha_Scott
gptkbp:symbolism fear and survival
gptkbp:thematic_element tension and suspense
gptkbp:theme gptkb:prison