Desperate Characters (1971)
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Frank D. Gilroy's adaptation of Paula Fox's novel Desperate Characters stars Shirley MacLaine as Sophie, a freelance book translator who leads a comfortable life in Brooklyn with her lawyer husband Otto (Kenneth Mars). Because of their crumbling marriage and the threatening presence of urban… More Frank D. Gilroy's adaptation of Paula Fox's novel Desperate Characters stars Shirley MacLaine as Sophie, a freelance book translator who leads a comfortable life in Brooklyn with her lawyer husband Otto (Kenneth Mars). Because of their crumbling marriage and the threatening presence of urban dangers like crime and vandalism, the couple are living a paranoid, scared existence. The film chronicles their emotional and psychological state through a series of interactions with each other and like-minded friends. ~ Perry Seibert, Rovi
- Directed By
- Frank D. Gilroy
- Genres
- Drama, Classics
R,
- In Theaters
- Sep 22, 1971 Wide
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Cast
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Robert Bauer
as Young Man
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Robert Delbert
as Hospital Attendant
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Chris Gampel
as Mike
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Rose Gregorio
as Ruth
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Michael Higgins
as Francis Early
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Mary Ellen Hokanson
as Flo
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Carol Kane
as Young Girl
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Elena Karam
as Saleslady
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Shirley MacLaine
as Sophie
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Kenneth Mars
as Otto
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Michael McAloney
as Raconteur
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Patrick McVey
as Mr. Haynes
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Gerald S. O'Loughlin
as Charlie
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Wallace Rooney
as Man On Subway
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Jack Somack
as Leon
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Sada Thompson
as Claire
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L.J. Davis
as Tom
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Gonzalee Ford
as Nurse
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Shanueille Ryder
as Woman Doctor
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Nicholas Smith
as Caller
- Mary Alan Hokanson
