Poster for the movie Despair

Despair

1978 • 117 minutes
DramaThriller

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.

Picture of Dirk Bogarde

Dirk Bogarde

Hermann Hermann

Picture of Andréa Ferréol

Andréa Ferréol

Lydia Hermann

Picture of Klaus Löwitsch

Klaus Löwitsch

Felix Weber

Picture of Volker Spengler

Volker Spengler

Ardalion

Picture of Bernhard Wicki

Bernhard Wicki

Orlovius

Picture of Armin Meier

Armin Meier

Silverman / Sergeant Brown / Foreman

Picture of Peter Kern

Peter Kern

Müller

Picture of Adrian Hoven

Adrian Hoven

Inspector Schelling

Picture of Alexander Allerson

Alexander Allerson

Mayer

Picture of Hark Bohm

Hark Bohm

Doctor

Picture of Roger Fritz

Roger Fritz

Inspector Braun

Picture of Gottfried John

Gottfried John

Perebrodov

Picture of Y Sa Lo

Y Sa Lo

Elsie

Picture of Lilo Pempeit

Lilo Pempeit

Mrs. Schmidt

Picture of Ingrid Caven

Ingrid Caven

Hotel Manager

Picture of Voli Geiler

Voli Geiler

1st Landlady

Picture of Isolde Barth

Isolde Barth

2nd Landlady

Picture of Gitty Djamal

Gitty Djamal

Woman in Pension

Picture of Harry Baer

Harry Baer

Innkeeper

Picture of Osman Ragheb

Osman Ragheb

Post Office Clerck

Picture of Hans Zander

Hans Zander

Müller's Brother [Scenes Deleted]