14 heures

Original title: Fourteen Hours

1951
Approved
1h 32m

IMDb RATING

7.1/10

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Richard Basehart, Barbara Bel Geddes, Jeffrey Hunter, and Debra Paget in 14 heures (1951)

An unhappy man threatens suicide by standing on the ledge of a high-rise building for 14 hours.

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Film Noir Drama Thriller

A New York policeman tries to talk a man off a ledge as a crowd gathers below.A New York policeman tries to talk a man off a ledge as a crowd gathers below.A New York policeman tries to talk a man off a ledge as a crowd gathers below.

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IMDb RATING

7.1/10

3.2K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 4 wins & 4 nominations total

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Trivia
Film debut of Grace Kelly.

Goofs
At the end of the movie the son of Officer Dunnigan enters through the revolving door in a clockwise, wrong, direction. Officer Dunnigan and he hug and then leave the hotel, exiting through the revolving door, again pushing it in a clockwise, wrong, direction even though all revolving doors turn in a counter-clockwise direction. The push handles are clearly visible on the opposite side of the door.

Quotes
Room Service Waiter: [calling the hotel switchboard to report the man on the ledge] Operator!
Hotel Switchboard Operator: [taking her time to answer in taking a drink of coffee] Good morning.
Room Service Waiter: This is the waiter. Fifteen oh five.
Hotel Switchboard Operator: I'll connect you with room service.
Room Service Waiter: No, no!
Room Service Waiter: I don't want a waiter, I am a waiter!
Room Service Waiter: [after a brief pause] There's a man...

Crazy credits
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Out of past experience, the emergency rescue squad of the New York Police has developed techniques to deal with problems of this nature quietly, quickly and efficiently. For their expert advice and cooperation in the filming of this picture we are particularly grateful.

Alternate versions
Two endings were shot, one in which Richard Basehart dies, one in which he doesn't. Some original prints show the two different endings one right after the other.

Connections
Featured in Stars of the Silver Screen: Grace Kelly (2013)

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7/10

Yes

Despite the distinction of being Grace Kelly's first film, (and she is quite good here), this film holds up with the best of the genre. It's one of those films that is incidentally seen by the casual channel surfer and, given five minutes, impossible to turn away from. This film is amazingly innovative in its premise and relies on character, (New York being as important as any other), and story to set the flow and tempo. There are deliciously cunning and unique character moments throughout a film that is, at the same time, full of contrivance and stereotypical sorts. (Do we really need to see another Irish-american policeman being negligent in his duties?). Yet, somehow all the parts equal a very solid whole and a very tense, sharply focussed and surprising film.

If you see this one on late-night tv as you flick through with your remote, be sure to stop and take a look. This one is a definite "yes".