Whity

1971 · 95 MIN · IMDB 6.4 · 1,232 VOTES · DIR. Rainer Werner Fassbinder

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Overview

"Whity" is the mulatto butler of the dysfunctional Nicholson family in the American southwest in 1878. The father, Ben Nicholson, has an attractive young wife Katherine, and two sons by a previous marriage; the homosexual Frank, and the retarded Davy. Whity tries to carry out all their orders, however demeaning, until various of the family members ask him to kill some of the others.

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Dialogue Timeline — 319 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:03:27 The pudd ng's not to their taste.
00:06:15 He wouldn't feel a th ng. . .
00:08:15 l beg your pardon, Massa.
00:15:54 Then Garcia won't be happy anymore.
00:18:03 Crazy!
00:22:21 just great, won't we Ben?
00:24:17 t wouldn't be good. . .
00:32:19 Just a feeling l had.
00:38:32 Yes, that's it.
00:40:38 Then he boasted that he had. . .
00:44:14 We're tough.
00:49:37 Thank you. Whity.
00:52:14 Servile ...
00:58:05 Stop that.
01:00:41 Yes, deserve t.
01:01:44 She'll be down at once. m ster.
01:04:18 believes l'm about to die.
01:10:34 Do you know ...
01:12:36 to Katherine Nicholson, née Stanwyck
01:13:54 David Nicholson shall, unt the end of his days
01:15:14 The pay's good.
01:16:36 You and your fam ly!
01:23:12 Why are you aughing?
01:32:27 You realize we' die of th rst now?

Cast & Characters

Günther Kaufmann Whity Ron Randell Benjamin Nicholson Hanna Schygulla Hanna Katrin Schaake Katherine Nicholson Harry Baer Davy Nicholson Ulli Lommel Frank Nicholson Tomás Martín Blanco Fake Mexican physician Stefano Capriati Judge Elaine Baker Marpessa, Whity's mother Mark Salvage Sheriff

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed319
Dialogue density3.4 lines / min
First line00:03:27
Final line01:32:27

Production Record

DirectorRainer Werner Fassbinder
LanguageGerman
IMDb votes1,232