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.
Cast
Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Franz "Fox" Bieberkopf
Peter Chatel
Eugen Thiess
Karlheinz Böhm
Max
Adrian Hoven
Wolf Thiess, Eugen's Father
Christiane Maybach
Hedwig
Harry Baer
Philip
Hans Zander
Barman Springer
Kurt Raab
Wodka-Peter
Rudolf Lenz
Attorney Dr. Siebenkäss
Karl Scheydt
Klaus
Peter Kern
Florist "Fatty" Schmidt
Karl-Heinz Staudenmeyer
Krapp
Walter Sedlmayr
Car Dealer
Bruce Low
Doctor
Marquard Bohm
American Soldier
Brigitte Mira
Shopkeeper #2
Evelyn Künneke
Secretary at Travel Agency
Barbara Valentin
Albine
Elma Karlowa
Shopkeeper #1
Ingrid Caven
Singer in Bar
Lilo Pempeit
Neighbor
Ulla Jacobsson
Eugen's Mother
Hark Bohm
Policeman Müller (uncredited)
Katherina Buchhammer
Madame Antoinette (uncredited)
El Hedi ben Salem
Salem the Moroccan (uncredited)
Irm Hermann
Madame Cherie / Bar Singer (voice) (uncredited)
Dietrich Kerky
Inspector Braun (uncredited)
Ursula Strätz
Isabel (uncredited)
Crew
Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Director, Writer, Producer
Christian Hohoff
Writer, Production Manager
Thea Eymèsz
Editor
Michael Ballhaus
Director of Photography
Irm Hermann
Assistant Director
Kurt Raab
Production Design
Helga Kempke
Costume Design
Lothar Elsässer
Sound, Production Manager
Peer Raben
Original Music Composer
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