Despair(1978)

A hysterical comedy

6.5(48)1h 57mSeptember 20, 1978

Synopsis

Berlin, 1930, during the rise of Nazism. Hermann Hermann, a Russian emigrant and chocolate manufacturer, married to the capricious Lydia, loses his temper more and more every day when dealing with his workers and other businessmen; until he meets Felix, a vagrant, who seems to be physically identical to him; a disconcerting fact that leads Hermann Hermann to plot a particular way out of a fake world he actually hates.

Directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder

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Cast

Dirk Bogarde

Hermann Hermann

Andréa Ferréol

Lydia Hermann

Klaus Löwitsch

Felix Weber

Volker Spengler

Ardalion

Bernhard Wicki

Orlovius

Armin Meier

Silverman / Sergeant Brown / Foreman

Peter Kern

Müller

Adrian Hoven

Inspector Schelling

Alexander Allerson

Mayer

Hark Bohm

Doctor

Roger Fritz

Inspector Braun

Gottfried John

Perebrodov

Y Sa Lo

Elsie

Lilo Pempeit

Mrs. Schmidt

Ingrid Caven

Hotel Manager

Voli Geiler

1st Landlady

Isolde Barth

2nd Landlady

Gitty Djamal

Woman in Pension

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When did Despair come out?+

Despair was released in 1978.

How long is Despair?+

Despair runs for 117 minutes (1 hour and 57 minutes).

Who directed Despair?+

Despair was directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder.

Who stars in Despair?+

Despair stars Dirk Bogarde, Andréa Ferréol, Klaus Löwitsch, Volker Spengler and Bernhard Wicki.

Despair(1978)

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