Desperate Characters

Desperate Characters

1971
1h 37m
4.9

4.9/10

7 votes • View on IMDb
Drama
Overview

Sophie and Otto Bentwood are a middle-aged, middle class, childless Brooklyn Heights couple trapped in a loveless marriage. He is an attorney, she a translator of books. Their existence is affected not only by their disintegrating relationship but by the threats of urban crime and vandalism that surround them everywhere they turn, leaving them feeling paranoid, scared, and desperately helpless.

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Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
T.D.J. Productions Inc. ITC Entertainment
Production Countries
United Kingdom United States of America
Spoken Languages
English

Keywords

depression new york city husband wife relationship based on novel or book midlife crisis despair boredom paranoia frigidity vandalism childlessness middle class loveless marriage anxiety

Quick Facts

Release Date September 22, 1971
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0066986

Cast

Shirley MacLaine
Shirley MacLaine

Sophie Bentwood

Kenneth Mars
Kenneth Mars

Otto Bentwood

Sada Thompson
Sada Thompson

Claire

Jack Somack
Jack Somack

Leon

Gerald S. O'Loughlin
Gerald S. O'Loughlin

Charlie

Chris Gampel
Chris Gampel

Mike Holstein

Mary Alan Hokanson
Mary Alan Hokanson

Flo Holstein

Robert Bauer
Robert Bauer

Young Man

Carol Kane
Carol Kane

Young Girl

Michael Higgins
Michael Higgins

Francis Early

Michael McAloney
Michael McAloney

Raconteur

Wallace Rooney
Wallace Rooney

Man on Subway

Key Crew

Frank D. Gilroy
Screenplay
Frank D. Gilroy
Producer
Frank D. Gilroy
Director