The Desperate Hours (1967 film)
The Desperate Hours is a 1967 TV film. It was an adaptation of the novel The Desperate Hours.
| The Desperate Hours | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Ted Kotcheff |
| Produced by | Daniel Melnick executive David Susskind |
| Written by | Clive Exton |
| Based on | play by Joseph Hayes |
Release date | 1967 |
| Country | USA |
| Language | English |
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
- "A.B.C.-TV PREPARING 'DESPERATE HOURS'". New York Times. May 31, 1967 – via ProQuest.
- "Relentless robert pursues quality". Los Angeles Times. Jul 20, 1967 – via ProQuest.
- MacMINN, A. (Dec 15, 1967). "TV REVIEWS". Los Angeles Times – via ProQuest.
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