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Whity

5.4/ 1019711h 35m16

WesternDrama

"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.

Directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder

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Faces behind the story

Günther Kaufmann

Günther Kaufmann

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Ulli Lommel

Ulli Lommel

Frank Nicholson

Harry Baer

Harry Baer

Davy Nicholson

Hanna Schygulla

Hanna Schygulla

Hanna

Ron Randell

Ron Randell

Benjamin Nicholson

Helga Ballhaus

Judge's wife

Katrin Schaake

Katrin Schaake

Katherine Nicholson

Rainer Werner Fassbinder

Rainer Werner Fassbinder

Saloon guest (uncredited)