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Whity
1971, Jun 02
1h 35m
"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.
Directed by
Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Hanna Schygulla
Hanna
Ulli Lommel
Frank Nicholson
Kurt Raab
Pianist (uncredited)
Ron Randell
Benjamin Nicholson
Harry Baer
Davy Nicholson
Peter Berling
Hefty Bartender (uncredited)
Katrin Schaake
Katherine Nicholson
Günther Kaufmann
Whity
Helga Ballhaus
Judge's wife
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