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Fox and His Friends

Original title: Faustrecht der Freiheit
  • 1975
  • Not Rated
  • 2h 4m
IMDb RATING
7.5/10
7.7K
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Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Karlheinz Böhm, and Christiane Maybach in Fox and His Friends (1975)
GermanCrimeDramaRomance

A suggestible working-class innocent wins the lottery but lets himself be taken advantage of by his bourgeois new boyfriend and his circle of materialistic friends.A suggestible working-class innocent wins the lottery but lets himself be taken advantage of by his bourgeois new boyfriend and his circle of materialistic friends.A suggestible working-class innocent wins the lottery but lets himself be taken advantage of by his bourgeois new boyfriend and his circle of materialistic friends.

  • Director
    • Rainer Werner Fassbinder
  • Writers
    • Rainer Werner Fassbinder
    • Christian Hohoff
  • Stars
    • Rainer Werner Fassbinder
    • Peter Chatel
    • Karlheinz Böhm
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    7.5/10
    7.7K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Rainer Werner Fassbinder
    • Writers
      • Rainer Werner Fassbinder
      • Christian Hohoff
    • Stars
      • Rainer Werner Fassbinder
      • Peter Chatel
      • Karlheinz Böhm
    • 39User reviews
    • 42Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win total

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    Rainer Werner Fassbinder
    Rainer Werner Fassbinder
    • Franz Biberkopf
    Peter Chatel
    Peter Chatel
    • Eugen Thiess
    Karlheinz Böhm
    Karlheinz Böhm
    • Max
    • (as Karl-Heinz Böhm)
    Adrian Hoven
    Adrian Hoven
    • Wolf Thiess, Eugen's father
    Christiane Maybach
    Christiane Maybach
    • Hedwig
    Harry Baer
    Harry Baer
    • Philip
    • (as Harry Bär)
    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
    • Krapp
    • (as Karl Heinz Staudenmeier)
    Walter Sedlmayr
    Walter Sedlmayr
    • Car dealer
    Bruce Low
    • Doctor
    Marquard Bohm
    Marquard Bohm
    • American Soldier
    • (as Marquart Bohm)
    Brigitte Mira
    Brigitte Mira
    • Shopkeeper #2
    Evelyn Künneke
    Evelyn Künneke
    • Secretary at Travel Agency
    Barbara Valentin
    Barbara Valentin
    • Alwine
    • Director
      • Rainer Werner Fassbinder
    • Writers
      • Rainer Werner Fassbinder
      • Christian Hohoff
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    User reviews39

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    Storyline

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      Inspired by the films of Douglas Sirk. Sirk had this to say of Fassbinder: "There is a certain kind of artist--the reckless genius. He just shrugs all setbacks off, he is so ultimately convinced that he is bound to succeed. Now Fassbinder has that. I'm not necessarily saying he's a genius--but I personally think he is--but he has that kind of confidence in his own talent. And in Germany, he needs it."
    • Goofs
      One character mentions that one could receive money from the city for collecting June bugs (May beetles, genus Phyllophaga) as children. In reality, children were paid for collecting Colorado potato beetles (Leptinotarsa decemlineata), an invasive species.
    • Quotes
      • Max: There are drunks lying everywhere. The government should do something about it. But it's the same in other countries. I was in Helsinki recently. You can't imagine the number of drunks lying around. Even though it's so hard to buy alcohol in Finland.
    • Connections
      Featured in I Don't Just Want You to Love Me: The filmmaker Rainer Werner Fassbinder (1992)
    • Soundtracks
      Bird On A Wire
      Written by Leonard Cohen
      Performed by Leonard Cohen
      Courtesy of Sony/ATV Music

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    Details

    • Release date
      • February 2, 1976 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • West Germany
    • Official sites
      • Criterion (United States)
      • Official site
    • Languages
      • German
      • English
      • French
    • Also known as
      • La ley del más fuerte
    • Filming locations
      • Petersplatz, Munich, Bavaria, Germany(clock tower)
    • Production companies
      • City Film
      • Tango Film
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

    • Budget
      • DEM 450,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $8,144
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $11,623
      • Feb 16, 2003
    • Gross worldwide
      • $8,408
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 2h 4m(124 min)
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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