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.

Directing:
  • Frank D. Gilroy

Writing:
  • Frank D. Gilroy
  • Paula Fox

Stars:
Release Date: 1971-09-22
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  • Country: GB, US
  • Language: English
  • Runtime: 97
Shirley MacLaine
Shirley MacLa...
Sophie Bentwood
Carol Kane
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Kenneth Mars
Kenneth Mars
Otto Bentwood
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Wallace Rooney
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Jack Somack
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Gerald S. O'Loughlin
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Robert Bauer
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Francis Early
Rose Gregorio
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Shauneille Perry
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Patrick McVey
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