Despair (1978)

Despair (1978)

All the adventure a man can live, he lives. 1978-09-20 Germany 117 Min. PG-13
6.535 43 votes
Drama, Thriller

Overview

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

Dirk Bogarde is Hermann Hermann
Hermann Hermann
Andréa Ferréol is Lydia Hermann
Lydia Hermann
Klaus Löwitsch is Felix Weber
Felix Weber
Volker Spengler is Ardalion
Ardalion
Bernhard Wicki is Orlovius
Orlovius
Armin Meier is Silverman / Sergeant Brown / Foreman
Silverman / Sergeant Brown / Foreman
Peter Kern is Müller
Müller
Adrian Hoven is Inspector Schelling
Inspector Schelling
Hark Bohm is Doctor
Doctor
Roger Fritz is Inspector Braun
Inspector Braun
Gottfried John is Perebrodov
Perebrodov
Y Sa Lo is Elsie
Elsie
Lilo Pempeit is Mrs. Schmidt
Mrs. Schmidt
Ingrid Caven is Hotel Manager
Hotel Manager
Voli Geiler is 1st Landlady
1st Landlady
Isolde Barth is 2nd Landlady
2nd Landlady
Gitty Djamal is Woman in Pension
Woman in Pension
Harry Baer is Innkeeper
Innkeeper
Osman Ragheb is Post Office Clerck
Post Office Clerck
Hans Zander is Müller's Brother [Scenes Deleted]
Müller's Brother [Scenes Deleted]