The Desperate Hours (1967 film)

The Desperate Hours
Based on	The Desperate Hours by Joseph Hayes
Written by	Clive Exton
Directed by	Ted Kotcheff
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Executive producer	David Susskind
Producer	Daniel Melnick
Original release
Release	1967 (1967)

The Desperate Hours is a 1967 TV film. It was an adaptation of the 1954 novel The Desperate Hours .

Cast

• George Segal as Glenn Griffin
• Arthur Hill as Dan Hilliard
• Michael Conrad as Sam Robish
• Mart Hulswit as Graham Jarvis
• Michael Kearney as Ralphie Hilliard
• Yvette Mimieux as Cindy Hilliard
• Barry Primus as Hank Griffin
• Dolph Sweet as Jesse Bard
• Ralph Waite as Lt. Fredericks
• Teresa Wright as Eleanor Hilliard

Production

The film was originally going to star George Segal and Robert Stack. ^[1] Stack then read the script, was unhappy his role – that of the father – had been changed into a "psychopathic heavy" and pulled out, saying it "wasn't the same story" as the novel and play. ^[2]

Reception

One reviewer thought the leads were miscast. ^[3]

References

1. "A.B.C.-TV PREPARING 'DESPERATE HOURS'". New York Times. May 31, 1967. ProQuest   118033113.
2. "Relentless robert pursues quality". Los Angeles Times. July 20, 1967. ProQuest   155712059.
3. MacMINN, A. (December 15, 1967). "TV REVIEWS". Los Angeles Times. ProQuest   155799841.

External links

• The Desperate Hours at IMDb