Whity Movie Review 1970

Whity (Kaufman) is the illegitimate mulatto son of the wealthy white man for whom he works. An equally exploited barmaid (Schygulla) convinces Whity his one chance for freedom is to murder his masters. Kaufman was one of Fassbinder's boyfriends and the personal tensions and obsessions of their relationship spilled onto the screen. German with subtitles.

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Available on DVD
Running time 102 minutes.
Originally from German.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Family Ties

Screenplay

Rainer Werner Fassbinder

Cast

Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Gunther Kaufman, Hanna Schygulla, Ulli Lommel, Harry Baer

Cinematography

Michael Ballhaus

Director

Rainer Werner Fassbinder

Music

Peer Raben