Desperate Characters

Desperate Characters (1971)

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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  • Release Date: 1971-09-22
  • Runtime: 1h 37min
  • Director: Frank D. Gilroy

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Cast

  • Shirley MacLaine

    Sophie Bentwood

  • Kenneth Mars

    Otto Bentwood

  • Sada Thompson

    Claire

  • Jack Somack

    Leon

  • Gerald S. O'Loughlin

    Charlie

  • Chris Gampel

    Mike Holstein

  • Mary Alan Hokanson

    Flo Holstein

  • Robert Bauer

    Young Man

  • Carol Kane

    Young Girl

  • Michael Higgins

    Francis Early

  • Michael McAloney

    Raconteur

  • Wallace Rooney

    Man on Subway

  • Rose Gregorio

    Ruth

  • Elena Karam

    Saleslady

  • Nick Smith

    The Caller

  • Robert Delbert

    Hospital Attendant

  • Shauneille Perry

    Woman Doctor (as Shauneille Ryder)

  • Gonzalee Ford

    Nurse

  • Patrick McVey

    Mr. Haynes

  • L. J. Davis

    Tom

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