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Whity (1971)
Directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Overview
“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 retarded Davy. Whity tries to carry out all their orders, however demeaning, until various of the family members ask him to kill some of the others.
Length 95 minutes
Actors
Günther Kaufmann | Ulli Lommel | Harry Baer | Hanna Schygulla | Ron Randell | Helga Ballhaus | Katrin Schaake | Rainer Werner Fassbinder | Peter Berling | Kurt Raab