Summary Whity is the mulatto butler of the dysfunctional Nicholson family in the south-west U.S. in 1878. The father, Ben Nicholson, has an attractive young wife, Katherine, and two sons by a previous marriage; the homosexual Frank and the disabled Davy. Whity tries to carry out all their orders, however demeaning, until various of the family members ask him to kill some of the others. View more details
Directed : Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Written : Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Stars : Ron Randell Katrin Schaake Hanna Schygulla Günther Kaufmann
Genres : Drama Western
Release date : Jun 1, 1971
Countries of origin : West Germany
Language : English German
Filming locations : Almería, Andalucía, Spain
Production companies : Atlantis Film Antiteater-X-Film
Summary Whity is the mulatto butler of the dysfunctional Nicholson family in the south-west U.S. in 1878. The father, Ben Nicholson, has an attractive young wife, Katherine, and two sons by a previous marriage; the homosexual Frank and the disabled Davy. Whity tries to carry out all their orders, however demeaning, until various of the family members ask him to kill some of the others. View more details
Genres : Drama Western
Release date : Jun 1, 1971
Countries of origin : West Germany
Language : English German
Filming locations : Almería, Andalucía, Spain
Production companies : Atlantis Film Antiteater-X-Film
