
Sophie and Otto Bentwood are a middle‑aged, middle‑class, childless couple living in Brooklyn Heights, trapped in a loveless marriage. Otto works as an attorney and Sophie translates books. Their fragile existence is undermined both by their crumbling relationship and the constant threat of urban crime and vandalism that surrounds them at every turn, leaving them paranoid, scared and desperately helpless.
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Shirley MacLaine
Sophie Bentwood

Kenneth Mars
Otto Bentwood

Rose Gregorio
Ruth

Carol Kane
Young Girl

Elena Karam
Saleslady

Michael Higgins
Francis Early

Jack Somack
Leon

Gerald S. O'Loughlin
Charlie

Mary Alan Hokanson
Flo Holstein

Patrick McVey
Mr. Haynes

Robert Bauer
Young Man

Nick Smith
The Caller

Shauneille Perry
Woman Doctor (as Shauneille Ryder)

Sada Thompson
Claire

Wallace Rooney
Man on Subway

Robert Delbert
Hospital Attendant

Chris Gampel
Mike Holstein

Michael McAloney
Raconteur

Gonzalee Ford
Nurse

L. J. Davis
Tom
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