Fox and His Friends

"Survival of the fittest."

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

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

H

Hans Zander

Barman Springer

Kurt Raab

Wodka-Peter