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Desperate Characters
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5.1Sophie 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.
Released: 1971-09-2297 minDir: Frank D. GilroyDrama
Cast
- Shirley MacLaine as Sophie Bentwood
- Kenneth Mars as Otto Bentwood
- Sada Thompson as Claire
- Jack Somack as Leon
- Gerald S. O'Loughlin as Charlie
- Chris Gampel as Mike Holstein
Themes
- depression
- new york city
- husband wife relationship
- based on novel or book
- midlife crisis
- despair
- boredom
- paranoia
- frigidity
- vandalism
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Ratings
IMDb
6.2/10
356 votes
- Year
- 1971
- Runtime
- 97 min
- Genres
- Drama
- Rated
- R
- Awards
- 3 wins & 2 nominations total
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Frank D. Gilroy
- Screenwriter
- Frank D. Gilroy
- Cast member
- Rose Gregorio
- Composer
- Lee Konitz
- Producer
- Frank D. Gilroy
- Production company
- ITC Entertainment
- Narrative location
- New York City
- Filming location
- New York City
- Duration
- 99
- FilmAffinity ID
- 392089
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1971-01-01
- title
- Desperate Characters
- distributed by
- Netflix
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