Desperate Characters (1971)Stream and Watch Online

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Released September 22nd, 1971, 'Desperate Characters' stars Shirley MacLaine, Kenneth Mars, Sada Thompson, Jack Somack The movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 37 min, and received a user score of 53 (out of 100) on TMDb, which collated reviews from 6 well-known users.

Curious to know what the movie's about? Here's the plot: "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."

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