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14 tuntia

Original title: Fourteen Hours
  • 19511951
  • K-12K-12
  • 1h 32m
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
2.7K
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14 tuntia (1951)
An unhappy man threatens suicide by standing on the ledge of a high-rise building for 14 hours.
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An unhappy man threatens suicide by standing on the ledge of a high-rise building for 14 hours.An unhappy man threatens suicide by standing on the ledge of a high-rise building for 14 hours.An unhappy man threatens suicide by standing on the ledge of a high-rise building for 14 hours.

IMDb RATING
7.1/10
2.7K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Henry Hathaway
  • Writers
    • John Paxton(screenplay)
    • Joel Sayre(story)
  • Stars
    • Paul Douglas
    • Richard Basehart
    • Barbara Bel Geddes
  • Director
    • Henry Hathaway
  • Writers
    • John Paxton(screenplay)
    • Joel Sayre(story)
  • Stars
    • Paul Douglas
    • Richard Basehart
    • Barbara Bel Geddes
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 49User reviews
    • 25Critic reviews
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 2 wins & 4 nominations total

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    Official Trailer
    Trailer 2:24
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    Photos63

    Richard Basehart, Barbara Bel Geddes, Paul Douglas, and Debra Paget in 14 tuntia (1951)
    Richard Basehart in 14 tuntia (1951)
    Paul Douglas in 14 tuntia (1951)
    Richard Basehart in 14 tuntia (1951)
    Richard Basehart in 14 tuntia (1951)
    14 tuntia (1951)
    Paul Douglas in 14 tuntia (1951)
    Grace Kelly and Paul Douglas in 14 tuntia (1951)
    Paul Douglas in 14 tuntia (1951)
    Debra Paget and Joyce Van Patten in 14 tuntia (1951)
    Debra Paget and Joyce Van Patten in 14 tuntia (1951)
    Jeffrey Hunter, Debra Paget, and Joyce Van Patten in 14 tuntia (1951)

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    Paul Douglas
    Paul Douglas
    • Police Officer Charlie Dunnigan
    Richard Basehart
    Richard Basehart
    • Robert Cosick
    Barbara Bel Geddes
    Barbara Bel Geddes
    • Virginia Foster
    Debra Paget
    Debra Paget
    • Ruth
    Agnes Moorehead
    Agnes Moorehead
    • Christine Hill Cosick
    Robert Keith
    Robert Keith
    • Paul E. Cosick
    Howard Da Silva
    Howard Da Silva
    • Deputy Police Chief Moskar
    • (as Howard da Silva)
    Jeffrey Hunter
    Jeffrey Hunter
    • Danny Klempner
    Martin Gabel
    Martin Gabel
    • Dr. Strauss
    Grace Kelly
    Grace Kelly
    • Mrs. Louise Ann Fuller
    Frank Faylen
    Frank Faylen
    • Room Service Waiter
    Jeff Corey
    Jeff Corey
    • Police Sgt. Farley
    James Millican
    James Millican
    • Police Sgt. Boyle
    Donald Randolph
    Donald Randolph
    • Dr. Benson
    George Baxter
    George Baxter
    • Attorney
    • (uncredited)
    Leonard Bell
    • Cab Driver for Mrs. Fuller
    • (uncredited)
    Richard Beymer
    Richard Beymer
    • Bit Part
    • (uncredited)
    Barry Brooks
    • Photographer
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Henry Hathaway
    • Writers
      • John Paxton(screenplay)
      • Joel Sayre(story)
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      This film is based on a real-life incident which happened July 26, 1938, in New York City. John William Warde, 26, leaped 17 floors to his death from the ledge outside a room in the Hotel Gotham.
    • Goofs
      At the end of the movie, as Paul Douglas leaves the hotel, he exits through the revolving door pushing it in a clock-wise direction even though all revolving doors turn in a counter-clockwise direction and the push handles are clearly visible on the opposite side of the door.
    • Quotes

      Walter, room service waiter: Operator!

      Hotel Switchboard Operator: Good morning.

      Walter, room service waiter: This is the waiter in 1505.

      Hotel Switchboard Operator: I'll connect you with room service.

      Walter, room service waiter: No, no!

      Walter, room service waiter: I don't want a waiter, I am a waiter!

    • 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)

    User reviews49

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    A Noir Hamlet
    It's not about homosexuality, as film historian/commentator Foster Hirsch wants to believe. It's a noir Hamlet: "You're gonna jump, you're not gonna jump...!" "To be or not to be" is paraphrased by both Dunnigan and Dr. Strauss (Martin Gabel), but it's one of the reporters who quotes the play directly, "The lady doth protest too much." (Hirsch himself compares the cabby-scenes to a Shakespearean comic sub-plot.) Finally found John Cassavettes: he even has a small speaking part. He's the reporter "announcing" Mrs. Cosick's arrival at the hotel...on the telephone, to his paper. (The receiver obscures the lower part of his face.) Richard Basehart was in his 30's at the time. I read somewhere that Fellini told him, "If you could do '14 Hours,' you can do anything," explaining why RB was chosen to play "Il Matto" in "La Strada" ... a tight-rope walker.
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    • Jun 12, 2008

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • November 23, 1951 (Finland)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Fourteen Hours
    • Filming locations
      • 23 Wall Street, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
    • Production company
      • Twentieth Century Fox
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 32 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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