Whity

Whity
1971
★★★☆☆ 5.0/10
⏱️ 95 min
📅 Released
🌐 DE
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.

Cast

Günther Kaufmann
Günther Kaufmann
Whity
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
Helga Ballhaus
Judge's wife

Crew

Director
Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Writer
Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Producer
Ulli Lommel, Peter Berling, Peer Raben

Production

Atlantis-Film, Antiteater-X-Film

Keywords

butlerdysfunctional familymale homosexualitysouthwestern u.s.whipping19th centurygay theme