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Survival of the fittest. - Fox and His Friends
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Title: Fox and His Friends

Release Date: 6 Jun 1975

Runtime: 2h 5m

Genre: Drama

Director: Tango Film, City Film

Production Companies: Tango Film, City Film

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. 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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Ratings

Average Vote: 7.3 (126 votes)

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
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