Desperate Characters

Desperate Characters

1971 en 97 minutes

Rating: 5.125

Plot

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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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

Rose Gregorio

Rose Gregorio

Ruth

Elena Karam

Elena Karam

Saleslady

Nick Smith

Nick Smith

The Caller

Robert Delbert

Robert Delbert

Hospital Attendant

Shauneille Perry

Shauneille Perry

Woman Doctor (as Shauneille Ryder)

Gonzalee Ford

Gonzalee Ford

Nurse

Patrick McVey

Patrick McVey

Mr. Haynes

L. J. Davis

L. J. Davis

Tom

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