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Despair (1978)

Berlin, 1930, during the rise of Nazism. Hermann Hermann, a Russian emigrant and chocolate manufacturer, married to the capricious Lydia, loses his temper more and more every day when dealing with his workers and other businessmen; until he meets Felix, a vagrant, who seems to be physically identical to him; a disconcerting fact that leads Hermann Hermann to plot a particular way out of a fake world he actually hates.

  • Drama
  • Thriller

Top billed cast

  • Photo of Dirk BogardeDirk BogardeHermann Hermann
  • Photo of Andréa FerréolAndréa FerréolLydia Hermann
  • Photo of Klaus LöwitschKlaus LöwitschFelix Weber
  • Photo of Volker SpenglerVolker SpenglerArdalion
  • Photo of Bernhard WickiBernhard WickiOrlovius
  • Photo of Armin MeierArmin MeierSilverman / Sergeant Brown / Foreman
  • Photo of Peter KernPeter KernMüller
  • Photo of Adrian HovenAdrian HovenInspector Schelling
  • Photo of Alexander AllersonAlexander AllersonMayer
  • Photo of Hark BohmHark BohmDoctor

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