Five Desperate Hours
Brief Synopsis
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Set in the South, Joseph Grange, an unstable black fugitive from the law, bursts into the home of white suburban housewife Claire Ballard, 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 sto
Cast & Crew
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Dan Lerner
Director
Sharon Lawrence
Claire Ballard
Giancarlo Esposito
Joseph Grange
Daniel Hugh Kelly
Jim Ballard
Rocky Carroll
Frank Early
Sarah Scott Davis
Charlie
Film Details
Genre
Drama
Reality
Release Date
1997
Production Company
Clairmont Camera, Inc.; Encore Hollywood; NBC Entertainment; Thomas Carter Company
Location
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
Synopsis
Set in the South, Joseph Grange, an unstable black fugitive from the law, bursts into the home of white suburban housewife Claire Ballard, 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
Sharon Lawrence
Claire Ballard
Giancarlo Esposito
Joseph Grange
Daniel Hugh Kelly
Jim Ballard
Rocky Carroll
Frank Early
Sarah Scott Davis
Charlie
Garry Chalk
Captain Durk
Brent Stait
Danbury
Billy Williams
Harold
Stephen E. Miller
Jeff Burroughs
Kimberly Unger
Nora
Gordie Giroux
Tad Ballard
Terry Arrowsmith
Swat Officer
Colin Cunningham
Wesley Ballard
J.b. Bivens
Sergeant
Brenda M Crichlow
Zahf Hajee
Clerk
Danielle Saklofsky
Receptionist
Garvin Cross
Cop No 1
Fulvio Cecere
Cop No 3
Bean Mckenzie
Cop No 4
Doug Abrahams
Cop No 5
Crew
Temple Anderson
Script Supervisor
Bill Angarola
Sound Editor
Rick Ash
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Dave Bowe
Transportation Coordinator
Fred Boyd
Gaffer
Barry Wayne Brolly
Set Decorator
Don Buchanan
Property Master
Mary Buck
Casting
Thomas Carter
Executive Producer
Cynthia Chapman
Production Coordinator
Barry Cherin
Publicity
Marty Davich
Music
Susan Edelman
Casting
Jana Fain
Associate Producer
Penelope L Foster
Producer
Penelope L Foster
Producer
Robert Guastini
Dialogue Editor
Rick Hinson
Effects Editor
Bill Jackson
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Jon Joffin
Director Of Photography
Tony Kadell
Associate Film Editor
Dennis Kirk
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Sid Kozak
Casting (Canada)
Sharon Lawrence
Co-Producer
Tony Lazarowich
Special Effects
Patrice Leung
Assistant Director
Fern Levin
Makeup Artist
Anna Mackenzie
Adr Editor
Malcolm Marsden
Hair Stylist
Mary E. Mcleod
Costume Designer
Nicole Mirante
Assistant
Martin Nicholson
Editor
Jeff Plecas
Key Grip
Allan K Rosen
Music Editor
Philip Rosenberg
Screenwriter
Jacob Rupp
Stunt Coordinator
Phil Schmidt
Production Designer
Ray Spies Jr.
Dialogue Editor
Raymond E Spiess
Dialogue Editor
Kate Vanderbyl
Assistant Director
Scott Walden
Location Manager
Michael Williamson
Sound Mixer
Shawn Williamson
Production Manager
David Wolf
Screenwriter
Film Details
Genre
Drama
Reality
Release Date
1997
Production Company
Clairmont Camera, Inc.; Encore Hollywood; NBC Entertainment; Thomas Carter Company
Location
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Aired in United States October 5, 1997
