Movie
Desperate Characters
Released: September 22, 1971 (1971)
Runtime: 97 minutes
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. 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 Cast (Top 10 billed, oldest first)
- Mary Alan Hokanson as Flo Holstein
Age at release: 54
- Michael Higgins as Francis Early
Age at release: 51
- Chris Gampel as Mike Holstein
Age at release: 50
- Gerald S. O'Loughlin as Charlie
Age at release: 49
- Sada Thompson as Claire
Age at release: 43
- Shirley MacLaine as Sophie Bentwood
Age at release: 37
- Kenneth Mars as Otto Bentwood
Age at release: 36
- Carol Kane as Young Girl
Age at release: 19
- Jack Somack as Leon
Age at release: Unknown
- Robert Bauer as Young Man
Age at release: Unknown
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- Elena Karam as Saleslady
Age at release: 62
- Patrick McVey as Mr. Haynes
Age at release: 61
- Wallace Rooney as Man on Subway
Age at release: 60
- Rose Gregorio as Ruth
Age at release: 45
- Michael McAloney as Raconteur
Age at release: Unknown
- Nick Smith as The Caller
Age at release: Unknown
- Robert Delbert as Hospital Attendant
Age at release: Unknown
- Gonzalee Ford as Nurse
Age at release: Unknown
- L. J. Davis as Tom
Age at release: Unknown