Desperate Characters 53 years old

Sophie and Otto Bentwood are a middle-aged, middle class, childless Brooklyn Heights couple trapped in a loveless marriage. He is an attorney, she a translator of books. Their existence is affected not only by their disintegrating relationship but by the threats of urban crime and vandalism that surround them everywhere they turn, leaving them feeling paranoid, scared, and desperately helpless.

Credits

Carol Kane as

Shirley MacLaine as Sophie Bentwood

Sada Thompson as

Kenneth Mars as Otto Bentwood

Desperate Characters Cast

Name	Character
Carol Kane She was 19, now 72 years old
Shirley MacLaine She was 37, now 90 years old	as Sophie Bentwood
Sada Thompson She was 43, 83 years old when she died
Kenneth Mars He was 36, 75 years old when he died	as Otto Bentwood

Desperate Characters Crew

Name	Department
Frank D. Gilroy as Director. He was 45 (89) years old when He died	Directing
Frank D. Gilroy as Writer. He was 45 (89) years old when He died	Writing

Desperate Characters (53 years)

Release day: Wednesday, September 22, 1971
Runtime: 97 minutes