Western ·Drama · Germany · 1971 · 1h 35m

Whity

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Director
Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Cast
Günther Kaufmann as Whity Ulli Lommel as Frank Nicholson Harry Baer as Davy Nicholson Hanna Schygulla as Hanna Ron Randell as Benjamin Nicholson Helga Ballhaus as Judge's wife
Crew
Michael Ballhaus — Director of Photography Rainer Werner Fassbinder — Editor Thea Eymèsz — Editor Peer Raben — Original Music Composer Rainer Werner Fassbinder — Screenplay Ulli Lommel — Producer
Synopsis

"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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Mood & Themes
butlerdysfunctional familymale homosexualitysouthwestern u.s.whipping19th centurygay theme
Key Collaborators
Rainer Werner Fassbinder Director Michael Ballhaus Director of Photography Rainer Werner Fassbinder Editor Thea Eymèsz Editor Peer Raben Original Music Composer Rainer Werner Fassbinder Screenplay Ulli Lommel Producer Peer Raben Producer Kurt Raab Production Design
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