Genres
Duration
95 min
Director
Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Rating
5.2
Release Date
June 2, 1971
Whity
Original title: Whity
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"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.
Whity cast
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Günther Kaufmann
Character:
Whity
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Ulli Lommel
Character:
Frank Nicholson
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Harry Baer
Character:
Davy Nicholson
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Hanna Schygulla
Character:
Hanna
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Ron Randell
Character:
Benjamin Nicholson
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Helga Ballhaus
Character:
Judge's wife
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Katrin Schaake
Character:
Katherine Nicholson
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Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Character:
Saloon guest (uncredited)
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Peter Berling
Character:
Hefty Bartender (uncredited)
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Kurt Raab
Character:
Pianist (uncredited)
