Five Desperate Hours 27 years old

In seconds, their paths crossed. In hours, their lives changed.

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.

Credits

Five Desperate Hours Cast

Name Character
Giancarlo Esposito He was 39, now 66 years old as Joseph Grange
Sharon Lawrence She was 36, now 63 years old as Clair Ballard
Daniel Hugh Kelly He was 45, now 72 years old as Jim Ballard
Rocky Carroll He was 34, now 61 years old as Lt. Frank Early

Five Desperate Hours Crew

Name Department
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Five Desperate Hours (27 years)

In seconds, their paths crossed. In hours, their lives changed.

  • Release day: Sunday, October 05, 1997
  • Runtime: 90 minutes