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Desperate Characters

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.

Release Date: 1971-09-22

Original Language: en

Genres: Drama

Rating:

Popularity:

1.885

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Cast Members

Shirley MacLaine

Sophie Bentwood

Kenneth Mars

Otto Bentwood

Chris Gampel

Mike Holstein

Robert Bauer

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Carol Kane

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Michael Higgins

Francis Early

Wallace Rooney

Man on Subway

Elena Karam

Saleslady

Nick Smith

The Caller

Robert Delbert

Hospital Attendant

Shauneille Perry

Woman Doctor (as Shauneille Ryder)

Patrick McVey

Mr. Haynes