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Despair
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Despair

1978-09-20 · 117 min · ★ 6.5

Drama · Thriller

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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Directors
Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Production companies
Bavaria Studios
Countries
Germany
Status
Released
Budget
USD 2,600,000

Top Cast

Dirk BogardeDirk BogardeHermann Hermann
Andréa FerréolAndréa FerréolLydia Hermann
Klaus LöwitschKlaus LöwitschFelix Weber
Volker SpenglerVolker SpenglerArdalion
Bernhard WickiBernhard WickiOrlovius
Armin MeierArmin MeierSilverman / Sergeant Brown / Foreman
Peter KernPeter KernMüller
Adrian HovenAdrian HovenInspector Schelling
Alexander AllersonMayer
Hark BohmHark BohmDoctor
Roger FritzRoger FritzInspector Braun
Gottfried JohnGottfried JohnPerebrodov
Y Sa LoY Sa LoElsie
Lilo PempeitLilo PempeitMrs. Schmidt
Ingrid CavenIngrid CavenHotel Manager
Voli Geiler1st Landlady
Isolde BarthIsolde Barth2nd Landlady
Gitty DjamalGitty DjamalWoman in Pension
Harry BaerHarry BaerInnkeeper
Osman RaghebPost Office Clerck

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