The Desperate Hours (1967)
- Directed by
- Ted Kotcheff
- Genre
- drama, thriller, tv movie
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 2h
- Rating
- 4.0 of 10 from 2 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A family is held hostage in their own home by three escaped convicts. The father must negotiate with the lead convict to keep his family alive.
suspensefulclaustrophobictensegrimintimateanxiousstark
What happens
The Desperate Hours is a 1967 TV film. It was an adaptation of the 1954 novel The Desperate Hours. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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