Desperate Characters (1971)

1h 37m · 22 Sep 1971

Drama

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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.

Movie ID	38921
Genre	Drama
Director	Frank D. Gilroy
Main cast	Shirley MacLaine, Kenneth Mars, Sada Thompson, Jack Somack, Gerald S. O'Loughlin, Chris Gampel, Mary Alan Hokanson, Robert Bauer
Release date	22 September 1971
Release year	1971
Language	English
Duration	97 min (1h 37m)
Rating	5.1 / 10 (TMDB)
Production house	T.D.J. Productions Inc.