CinemaOSMovie · 1971 · 1h 37m

Desperate Characters

51%(8)IMDbDrama

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.

Directed byFrank D. Gilroy

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 37m
Language
EN
Released
September 22, 1971
Studios
ITC EntertainmentT.D.J. Productions Inc.

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Shirley MacLaine

Shirley MacLaine

Sophie Bentwood

Kenneth Mars

Kenneth Mars

Otto Bentwood

Sada Thompson

Sada Thompson

Claire

Jack Somack

Jack Somack

Leon

Gerald S. O'Loughlin

Gerald S. O'Loughlin

Charlie

Chris Gampel

Mike Holstein

Mary Alan Hokanson

Flo Holstein

Robert Bauer

Robert Bauer

Young Man

Carol Kane

Carol Kane

Young Girl

Michael Higgins

Michael Higgins

Francis Early

Creative team
Directed by
Frank D. Gilroy
Frank D. Gilroy
Written by
Frank D. Gilroy
Frank D. Gilroy
Produced by
Frank D. Gilroy
Frank D. Gilroy

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