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Despair

1978·1h 59m
DramaHistory
IMDb Rating
★ 6.9/10
2,981 votes

In early-1930s Berlin, an elegant Russian émigré and eccentric chocolatier convinces himself that he has seen his doppelgänger, and hatches a murderous plan to trade his existence for an entirely new one. Will he get over the deep despair?

Despair is a 1978 drama history movie directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder, starring Dirk Bogarde, Andréa Ferréol, Klaus Löwitsch. It holds an IMDb rating of 6.9/10 from 2,981 votes and runs 1h 59m.

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Director
Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Stars
Dirk Bogarde
Andréa Ferréol
Klaus Löwitsch
Volker Spengler
Details
1978-09-20
119 min
Movie
★ West Germany, France
★ English
Keywords
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