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A Balasaur Score of 77 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7.5/10, Rotten Tomatoes 88%. Critics rate it 13 points higher than audiences do. Scores higher than 74% of the 160 1950s crime movies in this catalog.
Synopsis
Escaped convicts terrorize a suburban family they're holding hostage.
Ratings
IMDb7.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes88%
Critics rate it 13 points higher than audiences do.
187 audience votes
Key crew
- William WylerDirector
- Joseph HayesScreenplay
- Gail KubikOriginal Music Composer
- Daniele AmfitheatrofOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Humphrey BogartGlenn Griffin
- Fredric MarchDaniel C. Hilliard
- Arthur KennedyDeputy Sheriff Jesse Bard
- Martha ScottEleanor 'Ellie' Hilliard
- Dewey MartinHal Griffin
- Gig YoungChuck Wright
- Mary MurphyCynthia 'Cindy' Hilliard
- Richard EyerRalph Hilliard
- Robert MiddletonSam Kobish
- Bert FreedTom Winston
- Ray CollinsSheriff Masters
- Whit BissellFBI Agent Carson
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Themes
hostageindianapolissuburbiaescaped convictfilm noirhome invasionfamily hostage