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Despair

1979, Comedy/Drama, 1h 59m

23 Reviews 500+ Ratings

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Movie Info

A Russian chocolate-factory owner (Dirk Bogarde) poses as a look-alike in 1930s Berlin.

Cast & Crew

Dirk Bogarde
Dirk Bogarde
Hermann Hermann
Andréa Ferréol
Andréa Ferréol
Lydia Hermann
Volker Spengler
Volker Spengler
Ardalion
Klaus Lowitsch
Klaus Lowitsch
Felix Weber
Peter Kern
Peter Kern
Müller
Alexander Allerson
Alexander Allerson
Mayer
Gottfried John
Gottfried John
Perebrodov
Hark Bohm
Hark Bohm
Doctor
Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Director
Tom Stoppard
Tom Stoppard
Screenwriter
Peter Märthesheimer
Peter Märthesheimer
Producer
Peer Raben
Peer Raben
Original Music
Michael Ballhaus
Michael Ballhaus
Cinematographer
Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Film Editing
Juliane Lorenz
Juliane Lorenz
Film Editing
Rolf Zehetbauer
Rolf Zehetbauer
Production Design
Jochen Schumacher
Jochen Schumacher
Art Director
Herbert Strabel
Herbert Strabel
Art Director
Kathrin Brunner
Kathrin Brunner
Set Decoration
Jochen Schumacher
Jochen Schumacher
Set Decoration
Herbert Strabel
Herbert Strabel
Set Decoration
Dagmar Schauberger
Dagmar Schauberger
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All Critics (23) | Top Critics (12) | Fresh (15) | Rotten (8)
Full Review… Elliott Stein Film Comment Magazine Full Review… John Skow TIME Magazine Full Review… Wendy Ide Times (UK) Full Review… Dave Kehr Chicago Reader Full Review… Richard Brody New Yorker Full Review… Peter Bradshaw Guardian Full Review… Ted Whitehead The Spectator Full Review… Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews Full Review… Philip Kemp Total Film Full Review… Jeffrey M. Anderson Combustible Celluloid Full Review… Fernando F. Croce CinePassion Full Review… Carloss James Chamberlin Senses of Cinema
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