Fox and His Friends
Faustrecht der Freiheit
Drama
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.
1975-06-06
de
Cast
Director
Rainer Werner Fassbinder
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
Kurt Raab as Wodka-Peter
Rudolf Lenz as Attorney Dr. Siebenkäss
Karl Scheydt as Klaus
Peter Kern as Florist "Fatty" Schmidt
Walter Sedlmayr as Car Dealer
Bruce Low as Doctor
Marquard Bohm as American Soldier
Brigitte Mira as Shopkeeper #2
Evelyn Künneke as Secretary at Travel Agency
Barbara Valentin as Albine
Elma Karlowa as Shopkeeper #1
Ingrid Caven as Singer in Bar
Lilo Pempeit as Neighbor
Ulla Jacobsson as Eugen's Mother
Hark Bohm as Policeman Müller (uncredited)
El Hedi ben Salem as Salem the Moroccan (uncredited)
Irm Hermann as Madame Cherie / Bar Singer (voice) (uncredited)
Dietrich Kerky as Inspector Braun (uncredited)