Despair (1978)

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Based on a Vladimir Nabokov novel, Rainer Werner Fassbinder's hypnotic drama stars Dirk Bogarde as a Jewish-Russian chocolate manufacturer in early 1930s Berlin. Seeking an escape from his stifling existence, Bogarde hatches a scheme to assume the identity of a stranger he sees as his doppelganger. With Andrea Ferreol, Klaus Lowitsch; scripted by Tom Stoppard. 121 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack: English. Filmed in English.

SKU: D38303

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Category:: Foreign
Director:: Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Rated:: NR
Color:: Color
Format:: Widescreen
Closed Captioned:: No; Cast: Armin Meier, Dirk Bogarde, Andrea Ferreol, Volker Spengler, Klaus Lowitsch, Alexander Allerson, Bernhard Wicki, Peter Kern, Gottfried John, Adrian Hoven, Roger Fritz, Hark Bohm, Voli Geiler, Hans Zander, Y Sa Lo (Y Sa Lo), Liselotte Eder, Gitti Djamal, Ingrid Caven, Isolde Barth
Also On:: Blu-ray Widescreen

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Despair (1978)

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