Desperate Characters

Desperate Characters

Movie 1971-09-22 1h 37m Drama Silver Bear for Best Actress 1
★ 5.1 / 10 · 8 votes

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.

Status
Released
Studios
T.D.J. Productions Inc., ITC Entertainment
Country
United States of America
Language
English
Director
Frank D. Gilroy
Cast
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 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
Michael McAloney Michael McAloney Raconteur
Wallace Rooney Wallace Rooney Man on Subway
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Awards

Won 1 Silver Bear for Best Actress Award

Silver Bear for Best Actress 1 won

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