Where can I watch “Despair” legally online?

This page does not provide illegal streaming or downloads. Use the “Where to watch” section to check legal providers for the US and other English-speaking regions.

Is “Despair” available on Netflix, Prime Video, or other services?

Availability changes by region. Check the listed providers and official sources in your country.

Where to Watch Despair (1978) (Legally)

A hysterical comedy

Sep 15, 1978 DE 117 min

6.5 ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

47 votes

Drama Thriller

Where can I watch “Despair” legally?

We don’t host streams or downloads. Below are legal provider hints for the US region first, with a fallback for other English-speaking regions if available.

US providers

Provider data may be unavailable or changes often. Use the buttons to check legal availability quickly.

▶ Check legal availability Alternative: search on JustWatch

English-region fallback

No reliable provider listing found here. Use official sources or a legal aggregator in your country.

Where to watch “Despair” (1978) legally online? See US options first, with English-region fallbacks.

What to expect (spoiler-free)

Planning a movie night? This is a spoiler-free snapshot of “ (1978).

Expect a Drama, Thriller blend, with a runtime close to 117 minutes.

Audience signals on TMDB currently show an average rating of 6.5/10 from about 47 votes.

For families, checking the local age rating is recommended before watching.

Topics & keywords

berlin, germany, husband wife relationship, based on novel or book, businessman, chocolate, identity, paranoia, identity crisis, attempt to escape, painter, republic of weimar, alienation

Official trailer

Watch the official trailer on YouTube

Plot

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 hates.