Fox and His Friends poster

Fox and His Friends( 1975)

TV-MADrama
73%
User
Score

Survival of the fittest.

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. While he wants to climb up the social ladder, it isn't without turmoil, and being torn between his old working class roots, and the shiny new facade of middle class consciousness.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Rainer Werner Fassbinder

      Franz "Fox" Bieberkopf

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      Peter Chatel

      Eugen Thiess

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      Karlheinz Böhm

      Max

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      Adrian Hoven

      Wolf Thiess, Eugen's Father

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      Christiane Maybach

      Hedwig

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      Harry Baer

      Philip

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      Hans Zander

      Barman Springer

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      Kurt Raab

      Wodka-Peter

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      Rudolf Lenz

      Attorney Dr. Siebenkäss

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      Karl Scheydt

      Klaus

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      Peter Kern

      Florist "Fatty" Schmidt

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      Karl-Heinz Staudenmeyer

      Krapp

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      Walter Sedlmayr

      Car Dealer

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      Bruce Low

      Doctor

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      Marquard Bohm

      American Soldier

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      Brigitte Mira

      Shopkeeper #2

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      Evelyn Künneke

      Secretary at Travel Agency

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      Barbara Valentin

      Albine

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      Elma Karlowa

      Shopkeeper #1

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      Ingrid Caven

      Singer in Bar

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      Lilo Pempeit

      Neighbor

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      Ulla Jacobsson

      Eugen's Mother

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      Hark Bohm

      Policeman Müller (uncredited)

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      Katherina Buchhammer

      Madame Antoinette (uncredited)

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      El Hedi ben Salem

      Salem the Moroccan (uncredited)

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      Irm Hermann

      Madame Cherie / Bar Singer (voice) (uncredited)

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      Dietrich Kerky

      Inspector Braun (uncredited)

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      Ursula Strätz

      Isabel (uncredited)

    Social

    Review 1Discussion

    A review by CinemaSerf

    7
    Written by CinemaSerf on Tue Nov 19 2024
    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 has long since departed this very dated drama. The imagery - plenty of full frontal male nudity and a causal, seedy, approach to sex in general was probably shocking in 1975 - but 55 years later, it is nothing remarkable; indeed at times it seems curio...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    -

    Revenue

    -

    Keywords

    • lover
    • munich, germany
    • carnival
    • lottery
    • fool
    • friends
    • male homosexuality
    • subculture
    • class conflict
    • humbug
    • gay theme
    • provocative