Fox and His Friends

Survival of the fittest.

7.219752h 5m

Released

Drama

Overview

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.

StatusReleased

Release Date1975-06-06

Runtime2h 5m

LanguagesEnglishFrançaisDeutsch

CountriesGermany

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Trailer

Fox and his Friends (1975) OFFICIAL TRAILER [HD 1080p]

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Cast & Crew

Rainer Werner Fassbinder

as Franz "Fox" Bieberkopf

Peter Chatel

as Eugen Thiess

Karlheinz Böhm

as Max

Adrian Hoven

as Wolf Thiess, Eugen's Father

Christiane Maybach

as Hedwig

Harry Baer

as Philip

Hans Zander

as Barman Springer

Kurt Raab

as Wodka-Peter

Rudolf Lenz

as Attorney Dr. Siebenkäss

Karl Scheydt

as Klaus

Reviews

CinemaSerf

Nov 19, 2024

7/10

Hats off to Rainer Werner Fassbinder who does just about everything in this rather sad depiction of a young gay bloke who wins the lottery. His lifestyle changes overnight, as does his popularity with the venal, exploitative "Eugen" (Peter Chatel) who becomes his boyfriend only to bleed the rather naive young fella dry. Sadly, much of the potency h…

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