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Despair

“A hysterical comedy”

6.519781h 57mDramaThriller
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Despair is a 1978 drama and thriller film, running 1h 57m. Its current release status is “Released”. Age rating: 12 in the United Kingdom.

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12 age rating1h 57mDramaThriller

Rated 12 in the United Kingdom — suitable for older children and teenagers; parental guidance recommended.

All key facts8
Type
Feature film
Released
1978-09-20
Runtime
1h 57m
Genres
Drama, Thriller
Director
Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Original language
English
Status
Released
TMDB rating
6.5 / 10 · 48 votes

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Synopsis

Feature film

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.

Cast

14 names
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

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What is Despair about?

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…

How long is Despair?

Despair runs for 1h 57m. The certification and runtime come from TMDB and can differ by region.

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