Whity (1971)

Drama, General Film, Western

Director: Rainer Werner Fassbinder

Writer(s): Rainer Werner Fassbinder

Starring: Günther Kaufmann, Ron Randell, Hanna Schygulla, Katrin Schaake, Harry Baer, Ulli Lommel, Tomás Martín Blanco, Stefano Capriati, Elaine Baker, Mark Salvage, Helga Ballhaus, Peter Berling, Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Kurt Raab

Synopsis: 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.

Release Date: June 2, 1971 (West Germany) | Length: 95 min | Genre: Drama, Western | MPAA Rating: NR