Despair (1978)

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119 min - Drama | Fantasy - 20 September 1978 (France)

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Germany in the early 1930s. Against the backdrop of the Nazis' rise, Hermann Hermann, a Russian émigré and chocolate magnate... See full summary »

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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
	Armin Meier	...	Silverman / Sergeant Brown / Foreman
	Adrian Hoven	...	Inspector Schelling
	Roger Fritz	...	Inspector Braun
	Y Sa Lo	...	Elsie
	Lilo Pempeit	...	Secretary Schmidt
	Ingrid Caven	...	Hotel Manager

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Germany in the early 1930s. Against the backdrop of the Nazis' rise, Hermann Hermann, a Russian émigré and chocolate magnate, goes slowly mad. It begins with his seating himself in a chair to observe himself making love to his wife, Lydia, a zaftig empty-headed siren who is also sleeping with her cousin. Hermann is soon given to intemperate outbursts at his workers, other businessmen, and strangers. Then, he meets Felix, an itinerant laborer, whom he delusionally believes looks exactly like himself. Armed with a new life insurance policy, he hatches an elaborate plot in the belief it will free him of all his worries. Written by <jhailey@hotmail.com>

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