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Despair (1978) Poster

(1978)

Full Cast & Crew

Directed by 

Rainer Werner Fassbinder

Writing Credits  

Tom Stoppard ... (screenplay)
 
Vladimir Nabokov ... (novel)

Cast (in credits order) complete, awaiting verification  

Dirk Bogarde ... Herman
Andréa Ferréol ... Lydia
Klaus Löwitsch ... Felix
Volker Spengler ... Ardalion
Armin Meier Armin Meier ... Silverman / Sergeant Brown / Foreman
Peter Kern ... Müller
Adrian Hoven ... Inspector Schelling
Alexander Allerson ... Mayer
Hark Bohm ... Doctor
Roger Fritz ... Inspector Braun
Gottfried John ... Perebrodov
Y Sa Lo Y Sa Lo ... Elsie
Lilo Pempeit Lilo Pempeit ... Secretary Schmidt
Ingrid Caven ... Hotel Manager
Voli Geiler Voli Geiler ... 1st Landlady
Isolde Barth ... 2nd Landlady
Bernhard Wicki ... Orlovius
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Harry Baer ... Innkeeper (uncredited)
Gitty Djamal Gitty Djamal ... Woman in Pension (uncredited)
Osman Ragheb Osman Ragheb ... Post Office Clerk (uncredited)

Produced by 

Lutz Hengst ... production executive
Peter Märthesheimer ... producer

Music by 

Peer Raben

Cinematography by 

Michael Ballhaus ... director of photography

Editing by 

Rainer Werner Fassbinder ... (as Franz Walsch)
Juliane Lorenz

Production Design by 

Rolf Zehetbauer

Art Direction by 

Jochen Schumacher
Herbert Strabel

Set Decoration by 

Kathrin Brunner
Jochen Schumacher
Herbert Strabel

Costume Design by 

Dagmar Schauberger

Makeup Department 

Peter Knöpfle ... makeup artist
Anni Nöbauer ... makeup artist (as Anny Nöbauer)

Production Management 

Don French ... unit manager
Wulf Gasthaus ... unit manager
Dieter Minx ... production supervisor
Lutz Winter ... unit manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director 

Harry Baer ... assistant director

Art Department 

Klaus Meyenberg ... props
Ulrich Wendt ... props

Sound Department 

Milan Bor ... sound mixer
John Stevenson ... boom operator
Guy Villette ... sound engineer
Jim Willis ... sound mixer (as James Willis)

Camera and Electrical Department 

Michael J. Jacobs ... special unit photographer
Otto Kirchhoff ... camera assistant
Horst Knechtel ... camera assistant
Karl-Heinz Vogelmann ... still photographer (as Karl Heinz Vogelmann)

Costume and Wardrobe Department 

Karin Geuer ... wardrobe
Georg Kuhn ... wardrobe

Editorial Department 

Christine Fritz ... assistant editor

Script and Continuity Department 

Elke Vogt ... script supervisor

Additional Crew 

Patricia Johnson ... publicist
Osman Ragheb ... dialogue supervisor
Kerstin De Ahna ... voice dubbing: Ingrid Caven (uncredited)

Thanks 

Antonin Artaud ... dedicatee
Vincent van Gogh ... dedicatee
Unica Zürn ... dedicatee

See also

Release Dates | Official Sites | Company Credits | Filming & Production | Technical Specs

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