Desperate Characters (1971)
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.
Director:
Frank D. Gilroy
Writer:
Frank D. Gilroy
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Shirley MacLaine as Sophie Bentwood |
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Kenneth Mars as Otto Bentwood |
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Sada Thompson as Claire |
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Jack Somack as Leon |
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Gerald S. O'Loughlin as Charlie |
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Chris Gampel as Mike Holstein |
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Mary Alan Hokanson as Flo Holstein |
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Robert Bauer as Young Man |
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Carol Kane as Young Girl |
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Michael Higgins as Francis Early |
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Michael McAloney as Raconteur |
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Wallace Rooney as Man on Subway |
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Rose Gregorio as Ruth |
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Elena Karam as Saleslady |
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Nick Smith as The Caller |
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Robert Delbert as Hospital Attendant |
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Shauneille Perry as Woman Doctor (as Shauneille Ryder) |
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Gonzalee Ford as Nurse |
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Patrick McVey as Mr. Haynes |
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L. J. Davis as Tom |
| Production | Paul Leaf | Co-Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sarah E. Gifft | Costume Design |
| Directing | Norman I. Cohen | Assistant Director |
| Writing | Frank D. Gilroy | Screenplay |
| Directing | François Moullin | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Jack Dalton Jr. | Boom Operator |
| Production | Adeline Leonard Seakwood | Production Secretary |
| Sound | John H. Bolz | Sound Mixer |
| Production | Michael Haley | Assistant Production Manager |
| Directing | Roberta Hodes | Script Supervisor |
| Lighting | Louis Gerolomi | Gaffer |
| Camera | Louis S. Toth, Jr. | Grip |
| Camera | Ronald M. Lautore | Assistant Camera |
| Art | Robert Reilly | Property Master |
| Costume & Make-Up | Peggy Farrell | Wardrobe Master |
| Production | Vic Ramos | Extras Casting |
| Crew | James Giblin | Transportation Captain |
| Editing | Geraldine Fabrikant | Assistant Editor |
| Sound | Dick Vorisek | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Production | Norman I. Cohen | Production Manager |
| Editing | Rick Shaine | Assistant Editor |
| Sound | Thomas Halpin | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Sanford Rackow | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Lee Konitz | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Ron Carter | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Jim Hall | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Urs Furrer | Director of Photography |
| Production | Frank D. Gilroy | Producer |
| Art | Herbert F. Mulligan | Set Decoration |
| Editing | Robert Q. Lovett | Editor |
| Art | Edgar Lansbury | Art Direction |
| Directing | Frank D. Gilroy | Director |
| Writing | Paula Fox | Novel |
