Plot Summary
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.
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Full Cast & Characters
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
Director & Crew
Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Director
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What is the TMDB rating of Despair?
It has a TMDB rating of 6.5/10 based on 48 votes.
Who directed Despair?
Despair was directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder and released in 1978.
How long is Despair?
Despair has a runtime of 1 hours and 57 minutes.
Movie Details
- Release Date
- 1978-09-20
- Budget
- $2.6M
- Status
- Released