Fox and His Friends

Jun 6, 1975

2h 5m

★ 7.2

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. 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.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Tango Film

City Film

Fox and His Friends Trailers

Cast

Franz "Fox" Bieberkopf

Rainer Werner Fassbinder

Eugen Thiess

Peter Chatel

Max

Karlheinz Böhm

Wolf Thiess, Eugen's Father

Adrian Hoven

Hedwig

Christiane Maybach

Philip

Harry Baer

Barman Springer

Hans Zander

Wodka-Peter

Kurt Raab

Attorney Dr. Siebenkäss

Rudolf Lenz

Klaus

Karl Scheydt

Florist "Fatty" Schmidt

Peter Kern

Krapp

Karl-Heinz Staudenmeyer

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