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Desperate Characters( 1971)

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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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Shirley MacLaine

      Sophie Bentwood

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      Kenneth Mars

      Otto Bentwood

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      Sada Thompson

      Claire

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      Jack Somack

      Leon

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      Gerald S. O'Loughlin

      Charlie

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      Chris Gampel

      Mike Holstein

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      Mary Alan Hokanson

      Flo Holstein

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      Robert Bauer

      Young Man

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      Carol Kane

      Young Girl

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      Michael Higgins

      Francis Early

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      Michael McAloney

      Raconteur

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      Wallace Rooney

      Man on Subway

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      Rose Gregorio

      Ruth

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      Elena Karam

      Saleslady

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      Nick Smith

      The Caller

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      Robert Delbert

      Hospital Attendant

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      Shauneille Perry

      Woman Doctor (as Shauneille Ryder)

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      Gonzalee Ford

      Nurse

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      Patrick McVey

      Mr. Haynes

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      L. J. Davis

      Tom

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

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    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