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Despair

Directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder
1978    1h 57mDrama, History,
6.965%76%6.4
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In early-1930s Berlin, an elegant Russian émigré and eccentric chocolatier convinces himself that he has seen his doppelgänger, and hatches a murderous plan to trade his existence for an entirely new one. Will he get over the deep despair?

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Cast of Despair

  • Dirk BogardeHermann Hermann
  • Andréa FerréolLydia Hermann
  • Klaus LöwitschFelix Weber
  • Volker SpenglerArdalion
  • Bernhard WickiOrlovius
  • Armin MeierSilverman / Sergeant Brown / Foreman
  • Peter KernMüller
  • Adrian HovenInspector Schelling
  • Alexander AllersonMayer
  • Hark BohmDoctor
  • Roger FritzInspector Braun
  • Gottfried JohnPerebrodov
  • Y Sa LoElsie
  • Lilo PempeitMrs. Schmidt
  • Ingrid CavenHotel Manager
  • Voli Geiler1st Landlady
  • Isolde Barth2nd Landlady
  • Gitty DjamalWoman in Pension
  • Harry BaerInnkeeper / Assistant Director
  • Osman RaghebPost Office Clerck

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Despair Trivia

Despair was released on September 15, 1978.

Despair was directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder.

Despair has a runtime of 1 hr 57 min.

Despair was produced by Peter Märthesheimer.

The key characters in Despair are Hermann Hermann (Dirk Bogarde), Lydia Hermann (Andréa Ferréol), Felix Weber (Klaus Löwitsch).

Despair is a Drama, History, Thriller film.

Despair has an audience rating of 7.6 out of 10.

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