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Summary
Escaped convicts terrorize a suburban family they're holding hostage.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Teens
Skip it if
- You want something quiet and calm
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics like it more than audiences (+12)
Critics 88Audiences 76GoodWatch 81
Tomatometer88%
Audience score78%
IMDb7.5
Letterboxd · 7 K ratings3.7/5
Box office
1.1×its budget
- Budget
- $2 M
- Worldwide
- $3 M
Worldwide it earned $200 K more than it cost.
Running time
1 h 52 min
A typical length for crime movies, +6 min on the typical 106
typical 106112Half of all crime movies run 95–120 min.
Reach
Streams in 4 countries, rent or buy in 25 more
Released
1955
October 5, 1955
71 years ago
Genres
CrimeThrillerLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceModerate
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesMild
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightPartner WatchSolo WatchTeensPure EscapismThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 29 more36 people
- 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
Ray TealState Police Lt. Fredericks
Walter BaldwinGeorge Patterson
Edmund CobbMr. Walling
Ann DoranMrs. Walling
Beverly GarlandMiss Swift
Helen KleebMiss Wells
Ralph DumkeClint
Pat FlahertyDutch
Ric RomanSal
Burt MustinCarl- LLLouis LettieriBucky Walling
Paul E. BurnsChef at Al's Dining Room
Directing · 4
- William Wyler Director, Producer
- John Waters Second Unit Director
- Hilton A. Green Assistant Director
- Charles C. Coleman Assistant Director
Writing · 1
- Joseph Hayes Screenplay, Novel, Theatre Play
Production · 1
- Robert Wyler Associate Producer
Camera · 1
- Lee Garmes Director of Photography
Editing · 2
- Robert Swink Editor
- Bill Wistrom Assistant Editor
Sound · 6
- Daniele Amfitheatrof Original Music Composer
- Gail Kubik Original Music Composer
- Winston H. Leverett Sound Recordist
- Hugo Grenzbach Sound Recordist
- Carl Mahakian Sound Editor
- Leo Shuken Orchestrator
Art · 4
- Grace Gregory Set Decoration
- Sam Comer Set Decoration
- Hal Pereira Art Direction
- J. McMillan Johnson Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up · 3
- Edith Head Costume Design
- Wally Westmore Makeup Supervisor
- Karl Silvera Makeup Artist
Visual Effects · 2
- Farciot Edouart Visual Effects
- John P. Fulton Visual Effects
Other crew · 1
- Fred S. Fosler Technical Advisor
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