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Fox and His Friends
Fox and His Friends

Fox and His Friends

Survival of the fittest.

Genres

Drama

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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.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

German

Runtime

125 mins

Rating

7.313/10

Release Date

06 June 1975

Country

Germany

Cast

Rainer Werner Fassbinder

Rainer Werner Fassbinder

Franz "Fox" Bieberkopf

Peter Chatel

Peter Chatel

Eugen Thiess

Karlheinz Böhm

Karlheinz Böhm

Max

Adrian Hoven

Adrian Hoven

Wolf Thiess, Eugen's Father

Christiane Maybach

Christiane Maybach

Hedwig

Harry Baer

Harry Baer

Philip

Hans Zander

Hans Zander

Barman Springer

Kurt Raab

Kurt Raab

Wodka-Peter

Rudolf Lenz

Rudolf Lenz

Attorney Dr. Siebenkäss

Karl Scheydt

Karl Scheydt

Klaus

Peter Kern

Peter Kern

Florist "Fatty" Schmidt

Karl-Heinz Staudenmeyer

Karl-Heinz Staudenmeyer

Krapp

Walter Sedlmayr

Walter Sedlmayr

Car Dealer

Bruce Low

Bruce Low

Doctor

Marquard Bohm

Marquard Bohm

American Soldier

Brigitte Mira

Brigitte Mira

Shopkeeper #2

Evelyn Künneke

Evelyn Künneke

Secretary at Travel Agency

Barbara Valentin

Barbara Valentin

Albine

Elma Karlowa

Elma Karlowa

Shopkeeper #1

Ingrid Caven

Ingrid Caven

Singer in Bar

Lilo Pempeit

Lilo Pempeit

Neighbor

Ulla Jacobsson

Ulla Jacobsson

Eugen's Mother

Hark Bohm

Hark Bohm

Policeman Müller (uncredited)

Katherina Buchhammer

Katherina Buchhammer

Madame Antoinette (uncredited)

El Hedi ben Salem

El Hedi ben Salem

Salem the Moroccan (uncredited)

Irm Hermann

Irm Hermann

Madame Cherie / Bar Singer (voice) (uncredited)

Dietrich Kerky

Dietrich Kerky

Inspector Braun (uncredited)

Ursula Strätz

Ursula Strätz

Isabel (uncredited)

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