Top billed cast

1. 

   Rainer Werner Fassbinder

   Franz "Fox" Bieberkopf

2. 

   Peter Chatel

   Eugen Thiess

3. 

   Karlheinz Böhm

   Max

4. 

   Adrian Hoven

   Wolf Thiess, Eugen's Father

5. 

   Christiane Maybach

   Hedwig

6. 

   Harry Baer

   Philip

7. 

   Hans Zander

   Barman Springer

8. 

   Kurt Raab

   Wodka-Peter

9. 

   Rudolf Lenz

   Attorney Dr. Siebenkäss

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf

Written by CinemaSerf on 2024-11-19

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 curi...read the rest

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Status
Released

Original Language
German

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

Keywords

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