Whity
"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.
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Günther Kaufmann
Whity
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Ulli Lommel
Frank Nicholson
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Harry Baer
Davy Nicholson
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Hanna Schygulla
Hanna
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Ron Randell
Benjamin Nicholson
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King of Kings
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Helga Ballhaus
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Katrin Schaake
Katherine Nicholson
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World on a Wire
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Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Saloon guest (uncredited)
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Fox and His Friends
Katzelmacher
Peter Berling
Hefty Bartender (uncredited)
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Kurt Raab
Pianist (uncredited)
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Rainer Werner Fassbinder Director · Peer Raben Composer Michael Ballhaus Cinematographer
First release June 2, 1971 · Produced in Germany · Languages English, German
Production
Atlantis-Film
Production
Antiteater-X-Film
Production
Germany
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Original language
German
Spoken on screen
English · German
Release dates
Germany · June 2, 1971
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
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