Desperate Characters

1971, drama

97 minutes

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...

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Cast

Shirley MacLaine

Shirley MacLaine

Sophie Bentwood

Kenneth Mars

Kenneth Mars

Otto Bentwood

Sada Thompson

Sada Thompson

Claire

Chris Gampel

Mike Holstein

Mary Alan Hokanson

Flo Holstein

Robert Bauer

Young Man

Carol Kane

Carol Kane

Young Girl

Michael Higgins

Francis Early

Michael McAloney

Raconteur

Wallace Rooney

Man on Subway

Elena Karam

Saleslady

Nick Smith

The Caller

Robert Delbert

Hospital Attendant

Shauneille Perry

Woman Doctor (as Shauneille Ryder)

Patrick McVey

Mr. Haynes

Crew

Art

Edgar Lansbury

Art direction

Robert Reilly

Property master

Herbert F. Mulligan

Set decoration

Camera

Costume and make-up

Sarah E. Gifft

Costume design

Crew

Directing

Frank D. Gilroy

Frank D. Gilroy

Director

Roberta Hodes

Script supervisor

Editing

Lighting

Production

Paul Leaf

Co-producer

Frank D. Gilroy

Frank D. Gilroy

Producer

Sound

Jack Dalton Jr.

Boom operator

Lee Konitz

Lee Konitz

Original music composer

Ron Carter

Original music composer

Jim Hall

Original music composer

Dick Vorisek

Sound re-recording mixer

Writing

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