Despair 46 years old
A hysterical comedy
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.
Credits
Despair Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Dirk Bogarde He was 57, 78 years old when he died | as Hermann Hermann |
| Isolde Barth She was 30, now 76 years old | as Frau in Pension |
| Gottfried John He was 36, 72 years old when he died | as Perebrodov |
| Klaus Löwitsch He was 42, 66 years old when he died | as Felix Weber |
| Bernhard Wicki He was 58, 80 years old when he died | as Orlovius |
| Volker Spengler He was 39, 80 years old when he died | as Ardalion |
| Ingrid Caven She was 40, now 86 years old | as Hotelangestellte |
| Peter Kern He was 29, 66 years old when he died | as Müller |
| Alexander Allerson He was 48, now 94 years old | as Mayer |
| Andréa Ferréol She was 31, now 77 years old | as Lydia Hermann |
| Adrian Hoven He was 56, 58 years old when he died | as Inspektor Schelling |
| Armin Meier He was 35, 35 years old when he died | as Silverman / Sergeant Brown / Foreman |
| Hark Bohm He was 39, now 85 years old | as Doktor |
Despair Crew
| Name | Department |
|---|---|
| Vladimir Nabokov as Novel. He was 79 (78) years old when He died | Writing |
| Peer Raben as Original Music Composer. He was 38 (66) years old when He died | Sound |
Despair (46 years)
A hysterical comedy
- Release day: Wednesday, September 20, 1978
- Runtime: 117 minutes