Where to watch Despair (1978) tonight

Despair (1978) runs 1 h 57 min and averages 6.5 from 48 TMDB members. Berlin, 1930, during the rise of Nazism. Hermann Hermann, a Russian emigrant and chocolate manufacturer, married to the capricious Lydia, loses his temper more and more every day when dealing with his workers and other businessmen; until he meets Felix, a vagrant, who seems to be physically identical to him; a disconcerting fact that leads Hermann Hermann to plot a particular way out of a fake world he actually…

Runtime

1 h 57 min — ends 9:57 pm if you start at 8:00 pm

Rated

no US certification listed

Genres

Drama, Thriller

Released

September 20, 1978

TMDB rating

6.5 / 10 from 48 votes

Director

Rainer Werner Fassbinder

Starring

Dirk Bogarde, Andréa Ferréol, Klaus Löwitsch, Volker Spengler

Language

English

Where to watch it tonight

Streaming availability by JustWatch. As of 2026-11-05, TMDB lists no streaming option for it in the US.

Questions people ask

How long is Despair?

Despair is 1 h 57 min long (117 minutes). If you start it at 8:00 pm it ends at 9:57 pm; add about 20 minutes if you watch trailers first.

What is Despair rated?

TMDB lists no US age certification for Despair.

Is Despair a good movie to watch with a group?

Better for one or two who will actually watch. Drama and Thriller reward attention; a room that talks over it will miss the point.

Where can I stream Despair?

As of 2026-11-05, TMDB lists no streaming option for it in the US. Availability changes often; this page loads the live list for your country (streaming availability by JustWatch).

Lists it could be on

• Dramas under 2 hours
• Movies from the 70s
• The most-rated movies on TMDB

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• FX's A Christmas Carol (2019)
• The Seven-Per-Cent Solution (1976)
• The Third Man (1949)

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