Movie·1971·1h 37m
Desperate Characters
Country
United Kingdom
Language
English
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The Story
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.
Producer
Frank D. Gilroy
Cinematography
Urs Furrer
Music
Ron Carter
Editor
Robert Q. Lovett
Themes
Production House
Audience Score
8 votes
Where to watch
Region: US
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// cast
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
// crew
Crew
Frank D. Gilroy
Screenplay, Producer, Director
Ron Carter
Original Music Composer
Jim Hall
Original Music Composer
Lee Konitz
Original Music Composer
Urs Furrer
Director of Photography
Robert Q. Lovett
Editor
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