Fox and His Friends

“Survival of the fittest.”

7.2(148)19752h 5m

Drama

Fox, a former circus performer, wins the lottery of DM 500,000 and can now have the life and things that he has always wanted. He enters an abusive relationship with wealthy industrialist Eugen in an attempt to climb the social ladder. His desperation for love and affection soon spirals into tragedy.

Director

Rainer Werner Fassbinder

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Cast

Rainer Werner Fassbinder

Franz "Fox" Bieberkopf

Peter Chatel

Eugen Thiess

Karlheinz Böhm

Max

Adrian Hoven

Wolf Thiess, Eugen's Father

Christiane Maybach

Hedwig

Harry Baer

Philip

Hans Zander

Barman Springer

Kurt Raab

Wodka-Peter

Rudolf Lenz

Attorney Dr. Siebenkäss

Karl Scheydt

Klaus

Peter Kern

Florist "Fatty" Schmidt

Karl-Heinz Staudenmeyer

Krapp

Reviews

1 review

Geronimo1967

1y ago

7.0

Hats off to Rainer Werner Fassbinder who does just about everything in this rather sad depiction of a young gay bloke who wins the lottery. His lifestyle changes overnight, as does his popularity with the venal, exploitative "Eugen" (Peter Chatel) who becomes his boyfriend only to bleed the rather naive young fella dry. Sadly, much of the potency has long since departed this very dated drama. The ...