Five Desperate Hours
In seconds, their paths crossed. In hours, their lives changed.
1997 | 90m | English
Popularity: 0.4 (history)
| Director: | Dan Lerner |
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| Writer: | Philip Rosenberg |
| Staring: |
| Joseph Grange (Giancarlo Esposito), an unstable fugitive from the law, bursts into the home of suburban housewife Claire Ballard (Sharon Lawrence), and an intense hostage drama begins. Desperate to save her life, Claire initiates a dialogue with Grange as a trigger-happy SWAT team waits outside poised to storm the house. Claire, herself the product of a troubled past, begins to identify with the tormented Grange and, over five tension-filled hours, victim and captor forge an unlikely bond. | |
| Release Date: | Oct 05, 1997 |
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| Director: | Dan Lerner |
| Writer: | Philip Rosenberg |
| Genres: | Crime, TV Movie, Thriller |
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| Production Companies | NBC, Thomas Carter Company |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 30, 2026 Entered: May 03, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Sharon Lawrence | Clair Ballard |
| Giancarlo Esposito | Joseph Grange |
| Daniel Hugh Kelly | Jim Ballard |
| Rocky Carroll | Lt. Frank Early |
| Doug Abrahams | Cop #5 |
| Garry Chalk | Capt. Durk |
| Brent Stait | Danbury |
| Gordie Giroux | Tad |
| Kimberly Unger | Nora |
| Tarie Tennessey | SWAT Officer |
| Colin Cunningham | Wesley Ballard |
| J. B. Bivens | Sergeant |
| Brenda Crichlow | TV Reporter |
| Stephen E. Miller | Jeff Burroughs |
| Zahf Paroo | Clerk |
| Danielle Saklofsky | Receptionist |
| Garvin Cross | Cop #1 |
| Fulvio Cecere | Cop #3 |
| Dean Mckenzie | Cop #4 |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Dan Lerner | Director |
| Philip Rosenberg | Writer |
| Martin Davich | Original Music Composer |
| Jon Joffin | Director of Photography |
| Martin Nicholson | Editor |
| Phil Schmidt | Production Designer |
| Gwendolyn Margetson | Art Direction |
| Sharon Markell | Hairstylist |
| Malcolm Marsden | Key Hair Stylist |
| Shawn Williamson | Production Manager |
| Tracey Poirier | Third Assistant Director |
| Jacob Rupp | Stunts, Stunt Coordinator, Second Unit Director |
| Frank Haddad | Head Greensman |
| Mark Prior | Assistant Decorator |
| William H. Angarola | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Marilyn Graf | Foley Mixer |
| Rick Hinson | Sound Effects Editor |
| Anna MacKenzie | Foley Editor |
| Mike Marchain | Sound Editor |
| Raymond E. Spiess III | Dialogue Editor, ADR Editor |
| Michael T. Williamson | Sound |
| Dave Hospes | Stunts |
| Ernie Jackson | Stunts |
| Fred Boyd | Gaffer |
| Chris Cochrane | Generator Operator |
| Jean-Luc Dinsdale | Assistant Camera |
| Simon Jori | Assistant Camera |
| Marty McInally | Steadicam Operator, Camera Operator |
| Mary V. Buck | Casting |
| Susan Edelman | Casting |
| James Forsyth | Extras Casting |
| Sid Kozak | Casting |
| A.J. Unger | Casting Associate |
| Ryan Hogan | Colorist |
| Tony Kadell | Associate Editor |
| Nick Bergstedt | Location Scout |
| Tom Tennisco | Script Coordinator |
| Red Murphy | Driver |
| Cynthia Chapman | Production Coordinator |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Penelope L. Foster | Producer |
| Thomas Carter | Executive Producer |
| Sharon Lawrence | Co-Producer |
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