

Information
Release DateOctober 5, 1997
Runtime1h 30m
StatusReleased
ProductionThomas Carter Company, NBC
LanguagesEnglish
6.0
5 votesPopularity0
Five Desperate Hours
"In seconds, their paths crossed. In hours, their lives changed."
Synopsis
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.
Cast & Crew
Director
Dan Lerner
Featured Cast

Sharon Lawrence
Clair Ballard

Giancarlo Esposito
Joseph Grange

Daniel Hugh Kelly
Jim Ballard

Rocky Carroll
Lt. Frank Early

Doug Abrahams
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