Desperate Characters

Desperate Characters

5.3 | 1971-09-22 | Drama

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.

Featured Crew

Paul Leaf Co-Producer
Sarah E. Gifft Costume Design
Frank D. Gilroy Screenplay
Norman I. Cohen Assistant Director
François Moullin Assistant Director
Michael Haley Assistant Production Manager
Roberta Hodes Script Supervisor
Ronald M. Lautore Assistant Camera
Adeline Leonard Seakwood Production Secretary
John H. Bolz Sound Mixer

Cast

Shirley MacLaine
Shirley MacLaine
Sophie Bentwood
Kenneth Mars
Kenneth Mars
Otto Bentwood
Chris Gampel
Chris Gampel
Mike Holstein
Mary Alan Hokanson
Mary Alan Hokanson
Flo Holstein
Robert Bauer
Robert Bauer
Young Man
Carol Kane
Carol Kane
Young Girl
Michael Higgins
Michael Higgins
Francis Early

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