Desperate Characters (1971)

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Desperate Characters on IMDb 6.2/10 196 votes

Released:
1971-09-22

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.

Director:
Frank D. Gilroy

Runtime:
1h 37min

Genre:
Drama

  • Cast:
  • Shirley MacLaine
    as
    Sophie Bentwood
  • Kenneth Mars
    as
    Otto Bentwood
  • Sada Thompson
    as
    Claire
  • Jack Somack
    as
    Leon
  • Gerald S. O'Loughlin
    as
    Charlie