Desperate Characters (1971)
1971 · 1h 37m · Drama
Genres: 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.
Director: Frank D. Gilroy
Writers: Frank D. Gilroy, Paula Fox
Music by: Ron Carter, Jim Hall
Cinematography: Urs Furrer
Editor: Robert Q. Lovett
Cast
Shirley MacLaine as Sophie BentwoodKenneth Mars as Otto BentwoodSada Thompson as ClaireJack Somack as LeonGerald S. O'Loughlin as CharlieChris Gampel as Mike HolsteinMary Alan Hokanson as Flo HolsteinRobert Bauer as Young ManCarol Kane as Young GirlMichael Higgins as Francis EarlyMichael McAloney as RaconteurWallace Rooney as Man on SubwayMore like this
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