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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.

  • Drama

Top billed cast

  • Photo of Shirley MacLaineShirley MacLaineSophie Bentwood
  • Photo of Kenneth MarsKenneth MarsOtto Bentwood
  • Photo of Sada ThompsonSada ThompsonClaire
  • Photo of Jack SomackJack SomackLeon
  • Photo of Gerald S. O'LoughlinGerald S. O'LoughlinCharlie
  • Photo of Chris GampelChris GampelMike Holstein
  • Photo of Mary Alan HokansonMary Alan HokansonFlo Holstein
  • Photo of Robert BauerRobert BauerYoung Man
  • Photo of Carol KaneCarol KaneYoung Girl
  • Photo of Michael HigginsMichael HigginsFrancis Early

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