Faustrecht der Freiheit (1975)
Franz, genannt Fox, ist ein arbeitsloser Schausteller, der sich durch einen Lottogewinn in die höheren Kreise einkauft. Er verliebt sich in den Unternehmerssohn Eugen, mit dem er prompt zusammenzieht. Doch Franz kann seine proletarische Herkunft weder verleugnen noch verbergen. Er wird von der besseren Gesellschaft nicht akzeptiert. Stattdessen nutzt man seine Naivität aus, bis die unausweichliche Katastrophe eintritt.
Der Regisseur: Rainer Werner Fassbinder
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Rainer Werner Fassbinder as Franz "Fox" Bieberkopf |
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Peter Chatel as Eugen Thiess |
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Karlheinz Böhm as Max |
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Adrian Hoven as Wolf Thiess, Eugen's Father |
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Christiane Maybach as Hedwig |
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Harry Baer as Philip |
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Hans Zander as Barman Springer |
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Kurt Raab as Wodka-Peter |
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Rudolf Lenz as Attorney Dr. Siebenkäss |
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Karl Scheydt as Klaus |
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Peter Kern as Florist "Fatty" Schmidt |
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Karl-Heinz Staudenmeyer as Krapp |
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Walter Sedlmayr as Car Dealer |
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Bruce Low as Doctor |
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Marquard Bohm as American Soldier |
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Brigitte Mira as Shopkeeper #2 |
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Evelyn Künneke as Secretary at Travel Agency |
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Barbara Valentin as Albine |
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Elma Karlowa as Shopkeeper #1 |
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Ingrid Caven as Singer in Bar |
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Lilo Pempeit as Neighbor |
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Ulla Jacobsson as Eugen's Mother |
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Hark Bohm as Policeman Müller (uncredited) |
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Katherina Buchhammer as Madame Antoinette (uncredited) |
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El Hedi ben Salem as Salem the Moroccan (uncredited) |
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Irm Hermann as Madame Cherie / Bar Singer (voice) (uncredited) |
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Dietrich Kerky as Inspector Braun (uncredited) |
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Ursula Strätz as Isabel (uncredited) |
| Directing | Rainer Werner Fassbinder | Director |
| Writing | Rainer Werner Fassbinder | Writer |
| Art | Kurt Raab | Production Design |
| Sound | Peer Raben | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Rainer Werner Fassbinder | Producer |
| Camera | Michael Ballhaus | Director of Photography |
| Costume & Make-Up | Helga Kempke | Costume Design |
| Production | Lothar Elsässer | Production Manager |
| Production | Christian Hohoff | Production Manager |
| Directing | Irm Hermann | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Lothar Elsässer | Sound |
| Writing | Christian Hohoff | Writer |
| Editing | Thea Eymèsz | Editor |