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Despair (1978) In early-1930s Berlin, an elegant Russian émigré and eccentric chocolatier convinces himself that he has

Despair (1978)

In early-1930s Berlin, an elegant Russian émigré and eccentric chocolatier convinces himself that he has seen his doppelgänger, and hatches a murderous plan to trade his existence for an entirely new one. Will he get over the deep...

Cast:
Herman: Dirk Bogarde
Lydia: Andréa Ferréol
Felix: Klaus Löwitsch
Ardalion: Volker Spengler
Silverman: Armin Meier
Müller: Peter Kern
Inspector Schelling: Adrian Hoven
Mayer: Alexander Allerson
Doctor: Hark Bohm
Inspector Braun: Roger Fritz
Perebrodov: Gottfried John
Elsie: Y Sa Lo
Secretary Schmidt: Lilo Pempeit
Hotel Manager: Ingrid Caven
1st Landlady: Voli Geiler
2nd Landlady: Isolde Barth
Orlovius: Bernhard Wicki
Innkeeper: Harry Baer
Woman in Pension: Gitty Djamal
Post Office Clerk: Osman Ragheb

Written by: Tom Stoppard, Vladimir Nabokov

Director: Rainer Werner Fassbinder

Production: Bavaria Studios

Release date: 20 Sep 1978

Box Office: $8,144
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