About the film
new york city based on novel or book depression husband wife relationship midlife crisis vandalism despair paranoia frigidity boredom childlessness middle class loveless marriage anxiety
Desperate Characters
Release Date: September 22, 1971
| Year | : | 1971 |
| Slogan | : | «» |
| Genres | : | Drama |
| Production Companies | : | T.D.J. Productions Inc., Alliance, Incorporated Television Company (ITC) |
| Director | : | Frank D. Gilroy |
| Producers | : | Vic Ramos, Michael Haley, Frank D. Gilroy, Paul Leaf, Norman I. Cohen, Adeline Leonard Seakwood |
| Writers | : | Frank D. Gilroy, Paula Fox |
| RunTime | : | 97 mins. |
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.
Main Actors
Shirley MacLaine
Character : Sophie Bentwood
Kenneth Mars
Character : Otto Bentwood
Sada Thompson
Character : Claire
Jack Somack
Character : Leon
Gerald S. O'Loughlin
Character : Charlie
Chris Gampel
Character : Mike Holstein
Mary Alan Hokanson
Character : Flo Holstein
Robert Bauer
Character : Young Man
Carol Kane
Character : Young Girl
Michael Higgins
Character : Francis Early
Michael McAloney
Character : Raconteur
Wallace Rooney
Character : Man on Subway
Rose Gregorio
Character : Ruth
Elena Karam
Character : Saleslady
Nick Smith
Character : The Caller
Robert Delbert
Character : Hospital Attendant
Shauneille Perry
Character : Woman Doctor (as Shauneille Ryder)
Gonzalee Ford
Character : Nurse
Patrick McVey
Character : Mr. Haynes
L. J. Davis
Character : Tom
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