Whity (1971)
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In his 36-year life, director Rainer Werner Fassbinder made some 40 films. He is perhaps best known to American audiences for his 1978 period drama, The Marriage of Maria Braun. A theme he examined repeatedly in his films was the unreasonable meanness of people, which he shows in a stark, relentless… More In his 36-year life, director Rainer Werner Fassbinder made some 40 films. He is perhaps best known to American audiences for his 1978 period drama, The Marriage of Maria Braun. A theme he examined repeatedly in his films was the unreasonable meanness of people, which he shows in a stark, relentless fashion. This early film, Whity, is set in the American Old West, with overtones of the antebellum South. The main character, Whity (Günther Kaufmann), is a black servant who is sorely abused at every turn. Eventually, he has had all he can take; his manner of taking vengeance is what this film is about. ~ Clarke Fountain, Rovi
- Directed By
- Rainer Werner Fassbinder
- Written By
- Rainer Werner Fassbinder
- Genres
- Western, Drama, Art House & International
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Jun 2, 1971 Wide
Critic Reviews
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Lisa Alspector, Chicago Reader
Fassbinder's provocative 1970 meditation on race and class.
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Fassbinder's lone western.
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Ed Gonzalez, Slant Magazine
Though the genre-blasting Whity sees Fassbinder toying with classic western conventions and trying to subvert distinctly American forms of racism, the moral catastrophes the director exposes are nonetheless played for a world-weary pathos and unive
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Jeffrey M. Anderson, Combustible Celluloid
Whity is a great film, and deserves to be counted among Fassbinder's best.
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Cast
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Günther Kaufmann
as Whity
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Ron Randell
as Ben Nicholson
- Harry Baer
- Hanna Schygulla
- Ulli Lommel
