Film
Whity
1971· 16· 1h 35m· Drama· Western
"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.
1971-06-02
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Key Crew
DirectorRainer Werner Fassbinder
ScreenplayRainer Werner Fassbinder
ProducerPeer Raben
Director of PhotographyMichael Ballhaus
Original Music ComposerPeer Raben
EditorRainer Werner Fassbinder
Full cast & crew (10 cast · 11 crew)
Details
Released1971-06-02
Runtime1h 35m · 16
StatusReleased
StudiosAtlantis-Film · Antiteater-X-Film
LanguagesGerman · English
CountriesGermany
Rating5.3/10 · 23 votes
Original languagede
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