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Director
Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Starring
Dirk Bogarde, Andrea Ferreol, Klaus Lowitsch
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Despair
📅 Release Schedule
Released
May 19, 1978
🎬 Initial Launch:
West Germany
• 🏛️ Platform:
Theatre
Additional
Rollouts:
📍 Sweden (Theatre)
Sep 15, 1978
📍 France (Theatre)
Sep 20, 1978
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Cast & Crew
Directors
Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Director
Written
Tom Stoppard
Screenwriter
Vladimir Nabokov
Screenwriter
Producers
Cast
Lutz Hengst
Producer
Peter Marthesheimer
Producer
Herman
Lydia
Felix
Ardalion
Silverman / Sergeant Brown / Foreman
Muller
Inspector Schelling
Mayer
Doctor
Inspector Braun
Perebrodov
Elsie
Secretary Schmidt
Hotel Manager
1st Landlady
2nd Landlady
Orlovius
Innkeeper
Woman in Pension
Post Office Clerk
International Release Schedule
| Territory / Region | Release Date | Platform / Format |
|---|---|---|
| 🌍 West Germany | 19 May 1978 | Theatre |
| 🌍 Sweden | 15 Sep 1978 | Theatre |
| 🌍 France | 20 Sep 1978 | Theatre |
| 🌍 Finland | 10 Nov 1978 | Theatre |
| 🌍 Denmark | 17 Nov 1978 | Theatre |
| 🌍 Spain | 27 Nov 1978 | Theatre |
| 🌍 Greece | 19 Feb 1979 | Theatre |
| 🌍 Portugal | 11 Apr 1979 | Theatre |
| 🌍 Italy | 9 Jul 1982 | Theatre |
| 🌍 Uruguay | 6 Jan 1983 | Theatre |
| 🌍 Hong Kong | 7 Dec 2002 | Theatre |