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5.3/10 • 6

1971-09-22 • 1h 37m

Drama

Sophie and Otto Bentwood are a middle-aged, middle class, childless Brooklyn Heights couple trapped in a loveless marriage. He is an attorney, she a translator of books. Their existence is affected not only by their disintegrating relationship but by the threats of urban crime and vandalism that surround them everywhere they turn, leaving them feeling paranoid, scared, and desperately helpless.

Directors
Frank D. Gilroy
Editors
Robert Q. Lovett

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  1. Shirley MacLaine

    Shirley MacLaine

    Sophie Bentwood

  2. Kenneth Mars

    Kenneth Mars

    Otto Bentwood

  3. Sada Thompson

    Sada Thompson

    Claire

  4. Jack Somack

    Jack Somack

    Leon

  5. Gerald S. O'Loughlin

    Gerald S. O'Loughlin

    Charlie

  6. Chris Gampel

    Chris Gampel

    Mike Holstein

  7. Mary Alan Hokanson

    Mary Alan Hokanson

    Flo Holstein

  8. Robert Bauer

    Robert Bauer

    Young Man

  9. Carol Kane

    Carol Kane

    Young Girl

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
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Revenue
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Keywords
depressionnew york cityhusband wife relationshipbased on novel or bookmidlife crisisdespairboredomparanoiafrigidityvandalismchildlessnessmiddle classloveless marriageanxiety