🎬 Western, Drama

Whity

⭐ 5.3/10 1971 1h 35m Dir. Rainer Werner Fassbinder

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"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.

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5.3/10 23 votes

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Year
1971
Runtime
1h 35m
TMDB Rating
⭐ 5.3/10
Votes
23
Genre
Western, Drama
Language
DE

Cast

🎭 Western 🎭 Drama 🎬 Rainer Werner Fassbinder 👤 Günther Kaufmann 👤 Ulli Lommel 👤 Harry Baer
butler dysfunctional family male homosexuality southwestern u.s. whipping 19th century gay theme

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Whity has a runtime of 1h 35m (1 hour and 35 minutes).
Whity was directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder and released in 1971.
Whity is a Western, Drama film (1971).
The cast of Whity includes Günther Kaufmann, Ulli Lommel, Harry Baer, Hanna Schygulla, Ron Randell.
Whity has a TMDB rating of 5.3/10 based on 23 votes.

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