Whity

Jun 2 1971 N/A 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 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.

Plot

Whity is the mulatto butler of the dysfunctional Nicholson family in the south-west U.S. in 1878. The father, Ben Nicholson, has an attractive young wife, Katherine, and two sons by a previous marriage; the homosexual Frank and the disabled 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.

Written by

Rainer Werner Fassbinder

Directed by

Rainer Werner Fassbinder

Cast

Günther Kaufmann, Ron Randell, Hanna Schygulla

Crew

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Production Countries

Germany

Production Companies

Antiteater-X-Film, Atlantis Film

Languages

English, Deutsch

Awards

2 wins & 2 nominations

Trailers
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Scores
# of Votes
1,254
Average Rating
6.4 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA