Desperate Characters
1971 · 1 h 37 min
Frank D. GilroyCast
Shirley MacLaine 
Kenneth Mars Sada Thompson 
Jack Somack 
Gerald S. O'Loughlin Chris Gampel
Credits
Written by: Paula Fox
Plot
A wealthy New York couple in Brooklyn, in an unhappy marriage, feel their lives start to fall apart after the wife is bitten by a stray cat, in a quiet, tense portrait of urban anxiety with Shirley MacLaine.
Sinekatalog’s take
A tense and underrated portrait of urban anxiety.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 6.2 / 10 (375 votes)
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