

MovieDrama
Desperate Characters
5.1(8)19711h 37m
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
- Writers
- Frank D. Gilroy
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Cast

Shirley MacLaine
Sophie Bentwood

Kenneth Mars
Otto Bentwood

Sada Thompson
Claire

Jack Somack
Leon

Gerald S. O'Loughlin
Charlie
Chris Gampel
Mike Holstein
Mary Alan Hokanson
Flo Holstein

Robert Bauer
Young Man

Carol Kane
Young Girl

Michael Higgins
Francis Early
Michael McAloney
Raconteur

Wallace Rooney
Man on Subway

Rose Gregorio
Ruth
Elena Karam
Saleslady
Nick Smith
The Caller
Robert Delbert
Hospital Attendant
Shauneille Perry
Woman Doctor
Gonzalee Ford
Nurse

Patrick McVey
Mr. Haynes
L. J. Davis
Tom
Crew
Directing
- Norman I. CohenAssistant Director
- François MoullinAssistant Director
- Roberta HodesScript Supervisor
- Frank D. GilroyDirector
Writing
- Frank D. GilroyScreenplay
- Paula FoxNovel
Production
- Paul LeafCo-Producer
- Adeline Leonard SeakwoodProduction Secretary
- Michael HaleyAssistant Production Manager
- Vic RamosExtras Casting
- Norman I. CohenProduction Manager
- Frank D. GilroyProducer
Camera
- Louis S. Toth, Jr.Grip
- Ronald M. LautoreAssistant Camera
- Urs FurrerDirector of Photography
Editing
- Geraldine FabrikantAssistant Editor
- Rick ShaineAssistant Editor
- Robert Q. LovettEditor
Sound
- Jack Dalton Jr.Boom Operator
- John H. BolzSound Mixer
- Dick VorisekSound Re-Recording Mixer
- Thomas HalpinSound Editor
- Sanford RackowSound Editor
- Lee KonitzOriginal Music Composer
- Ron CarterOriginal Music Composer
- Jim HallOriginal Music Composer
Art
- Robert ReillyProperty Master
- Herbert F. MulliganSet Decoration
- Edgar LansburyArt Direction
Costume & Make-Up
- Sarah E. GifftCostume Design
- Peggy FarrellWardrobe Master
Crew
- James GiblinTransportation Captain
Lighting
- Louis GerolomiGaffer