A reign of violence sweeps the screen.
Escaped convicts terrorize a suburban family they're holding hostage.
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Grave, earnest, classical in form and intimate.
- gravecomic
- earnestironic
- classical in formformally daring
- intimateepic
- resolvedopen-ended
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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
Crew
- William WylerDirector
- Joseph HayesScreenplay
- Joseph HayesNovel
- Lee GarmesDirector of Photography
- Gail KubikOriginal Music Composer
- Daniele AmfitheatrofOriginal Music Composer
- Robert SwinkEditor
- William WylerProducer
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