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Despair

Despair

# A hysterical comedy
Drama   Thriller
📜 Overview: 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.
🌏 Languages Available: English
📆 Date Released: 1978-09-20
⌚ Running Time: 117 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 6.5

Beloved Cast

Dirk Bogarde original image
Hermann Hermann
Dirk Bogarde
Andréa Ferréol original image
Lydia Hermann
Andréa Ferréol
Klaus Löwitsch original image
Felix Weber
Klaus Löwitsch
Volker Spengler original image
Ardalion
Volker Spengler
Bernhard Wicki original image
Orlovius
Bernhard Wicki
Armin Meier original image
Silverman / Sergeant Brown / Foreman
Armin Meier
Peter Kern original image
Müller
Peter Kern
Adrian Hoven original image
Inspector Schelling
Adrian Hoven
Alexander Allerson original image
Mayer
Alexander Allerson
Hark Bohm original image
Doctor
Hark Bohm
Roger Fritz original image
Inspector Braun
Roger Fritz
Gottfried John original image
Perebrodov
Gottfried John
Y Sa Lo original image
Elsie
Y Sa Lo
Lilo Pempeit original image
Mrs. Schmidt
Lilo Pempeit
Ingrid Caven original image
Hotel Manager
Ingrid Caven
Voli Geiler original image
1st Landlady
Voli Geiler
Isolde Barth original image
2nd Landlady
Isolde Barth
Gitty Djamal original image
Woman in Pension
Gitty Djamal
Harry Baer original image
Innkeeper
Harry Baer
Osman Ragheb original image
Post Office Clerck
Osman Ragheb
Hans Zander original image
Müller's Brother [Scenes Deleted]
Hans Zander

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