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Overview

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7.3/10   344 votes
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Writers:
Vladimir Nabokov (novel)
Tom Stoppard (writer)
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Release Date:
20 September 1978 (France) more
Genre:
Drama | Fantasy more
Plot:
Germany in the early 1930s. Against the backdrop of the Nazis' rise, Hermann Hermann, a Russian émigré and chocolate magnate... more | add synopsis
Awards:
3 wins & 1 nomination more
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Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Dirk Bogarde ... Hermann Hermann
Andréa Ferréol ... Lydia Hermann
Klaus Löwitsch ... Felix Weber
Volker Spengler ... Ardalion
Peter Kern ... Müller
Alexander Allerson ... Mayer
Gottfried John ... Perebrodov
Hark Bohm ... Doctor
Bernhard Wicki ... Orlovius
Adrian Hoven ... Inspector Schelling
Roger Fritz ... Inspector Braun
Y Sa Lo ... Elsie
Armin Meier ... 1st and 2nd Twin and Foreman
Ingrid Caven ... Hotel receptionist
Voli Geiler ... Madam
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Despair (France)
Despair - Eine Reise ins Licht
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Runtime:
119 min
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Eastmancolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.66 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono

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Trevor Howard was asked to play a major role. more

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2 out of 13 people found the following comment useful:-
Strange brew, 4 June 2003
Author: m67165

This movie is disturbing. The main character seems to be going a bit crazy. And the political climate of the country looks no better. We know that the war is coming, and will be terrifying. The people in this movie seem to have a strange hunch about all this terrible possibilities just around the corner. They probably feel there's no hope of stopping the process. They decide to get drunk. To enjoy the last days of a dying world. But the guy might not be going totally crazy after all. He has a plan.

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