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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)

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A review by CinemaSerf

Written by CinemaSerf on Tue Nov 19 2024

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 curio...