Whity

Whity — Plot

"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.

• Release date
• June 2, 1971
• Runtime
• 95 min
• Genres
• Western, Drama
• Director
• Rainer Werner Fassbinder

Whity — Cast

Günther Kaufmann Whity Ulli Lommel Frank Nicholson Harry Baer Davy Nicholson Hanna Schygulla Hanna Ron Randell Benjamin Nicholson

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Helga Ballhaus Judge's wife Katrin Schaake Katherine Nicholson Rainer Werner Fassbinder Saloon guest (uncredited)