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      Fourteen Hours

      Released Mar 6, 1951 1h 32m Mystery & Thriller List
      63% 8 Reviews Tomatometer 73% 250+ Ratings Audience Score Preparing to jump from the ledge of a skyscraper, Robert Cosick (Richard Basehart), a depressed young man, is spotted by police officer Charlie Dunnigan (Paul Douglas), who attempts to talk him down. Bringing in his dysfunctional parents (Agnes Moorehead, Robert Keith) and girlfriend Virginia (Barbara Bel Geddes) only seems to exacerbate the situation. Meanwhile, the number of onlookers increases as the spectacle unfolds, profoundly affecting some in the crowd. Read More Read Less

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      Steve D Effective but unremarkable thriller. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/22/24 Full Review nick s The script is a bit repetitive in places and the theme can get monotonous, but great work by cast and cinematographer make it compelling viewing. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 11/28/23 Full Review Audience Member Great film, great performances, all star and soon to be big stars, Definitely just to the cast, including Grace Kelly, plus personality I would watch any film with the star of this film, and the great Agnes Moorhead Rated 4 out of 5 stars 11/05/22 Full Review Audience Member A good hour and half well spent, just watch https://archive.org/details/1951fourteenhours14horashenryhathaway Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 01/27/23 Full Review Audience Member The best thrilling movie ever made! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/26/23 Full Review kevin w Paul Douglas (as underappreciated an actor as there ever was!) really holds down this drama about NYCPD's efforts to save a jumper on the 16th floor of a building in downtown Manhattan. Rich Basehart plays the jumper with loads of anxiety and the great Agnes Moorehead as his neurotic mom, demonstrating where the kid got it from. Decent. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Bosley Crowther New York Times A remarkably compact motion picture... those who have no memory of that or any similar case will find gripping suspense, absorbing drama and stinging social comment in this film. Rated: 4/5 Aug 26, 2006 Full Review Vernon Young Arizona Quarterly Fourteen Hours offered the best opportunities for clean movie action and editing, but Henry Hathaway, the director, and Joe McDonald, cinematographer, were both inhibited by Paxton’s script which failed to establish a coherent point of view. Jan 22, 2024 Full Review André Bazin L'Obs (France) It all unfolds with too calculated an ease to qualify as a valid treatment of the subject. Dec 8, 2021 Full Review Manny Farber The Nation This spellbinder script by John Paxton is crammed with tricks and messages the size of dinosaur bones. Nov 24, 2020 Full Review David Nusair Reel Film Reviews Simple yet strangely compelling... Rated: 3/4 Sep 26, 2006 Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews It follows along the lines of Ace in the Hole by building most of the tension from the reaction shots of the bystanders. Rated: B- Sep 6, 2006 Full Review Read all reviews

      Movie Info

      Synopsis Preparing to jump from the ledge of a skyscraper, Robert Cosick (Richard Basehart), a depressed young man, is spotted by police officer Charlie Dunnigan (Paul Douglas), who attempts to talk him down. Bringing in his dysfunctional parents (Agnes Moorehead, Robert Keith) and girlfriend Virginia (Barbara Bel Geddes) only seems to exacerbate the situation. Meanwhile, the number of onlookers increases as the spectacle unfolds, profoundly affecting some in the crowd.
      Director
      Henry Hathaway
      Screenwriter
      John Paxton, Joel Sayre
      Distributor
      20th Century Fox
      Production Co
      Twentieth Century Fox
      Genre
      Mystery & Thriller
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Theaters)
      Mar 6, 1951, Original
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Mar 11, 2018
      Runtime
      1h 32m
      Sound Mix
      Mono
      Aspect Ratio
      35mm, Flat (1.37:1)