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Desperate Characters

Desperate Characters

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Drama
📜 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.
🌏 Languages Available: English
📆 Date Released: 1971-09-22
⌚ Running Time: 97 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 5.3

Beloved Cast

Shirley MacLaine original image
Sophie Bentwood
Shirley MacLaine
Kenneth Mars original image
Otto Bentwood
Kenneth Mars
Sada Thompson original image
Claire
Sada Thompson
Jack Somack original image
Leon
Jack Somack
Gerald S. O'Loughlin original image
Charlie
Gerald S. O'Loughlin
Chris Gampel original image
Mike Holstein
Chris Gampel
Mary Alan Hokanson original image
Flo Holstein
Mary Alan Hokanson
Robert Bauer original image
Young Man
Robert Bauer
Carol Kane original image
Young Girl
Carol Kane
Michael Higgins original image
Francis Early
Michael Higgins
Michael McAloney original image
Raconteur
Michael McAloney
Wallace Rooney original image
Man on Subway
Wallace Rooney
Rose Gregorio original image
Ruth
Rose Gregorio
Elena Karam original image
Saleslady
Elena Karam
Nick Smith original image
The Caller
Nick Smith
Robert Delbert original image
Hospital Attendant
Robert Delbert
Shauneille Perry original image
Woman Doctor (as Shauneille Ryder)
Shauneille Perry
Gonzalee Ford original image
Nurse
Gonzalee Ford
Patrick McVey original image
Mr. Haynes
Patrick McVey
L. J. Davis original image
Tom
L. J. Davis

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