Whity
1971•16•1h 35m•5.3•Released
WesternDrama
"Whity" is the mulatto butler of the dysfunctional Nicholson family in the American Southwest in 1878. The father, Ben Nicholson, has an attractive young wife, Katherine, and two sons by a previous marriage: the homosexual Frank and the feeble-minded Davy. Whity tries to carry out all their orders, however demeaning, until various family members ask him to kill some of the others.
Director
Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Writer
Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Languages
German, English
Studio
Atlantis-Film
Cast
Günther Kaufmann
Whity
Ulli Lommel
Frank Nicholson
Harry Baer
Davy Nicholson
Hanna Schygulla
Hanna
Ron Randell
Benjamin Nicholson
Helga Ballhaus
Judge's wife
Katrin Schaake
Katherine Nicholson
Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Saloon guest (uncredited)
Peter Berling
Hefty Bartender (uncredited)
Kurt Raab
Pianist (uncredited)
Production
Company
Atlantis-Film
Company
Antiteater-X-Film
Producer
Ulli Lommel
Producer
Peer Raben
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