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Despair

“A hysterical comedy”

★ 6.5 / 10 (48 votes)September 20, 1978117 minEN
DramaThriller

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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Movie facts

Release dateSeptember 20, 1978
StatusReleased
Runtime117 min
Rating★ 6.5 / 10
Certification—
Original languageEnglish
CountryGermany
Budget$2,600,000
Revenue—
ProductionBavaria Studios
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Crew

Director

Rainer Werner Fassbinder

Writers

Tom Stoppard

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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
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Alexander AllersonMayer
Hark BohmHark BohmDoctor
Roger FritzRoger FritzInspector Braun
Gottfried JohnGottfried JohnPerebrodov
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