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Survival of the fittest.
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. He enters an abusive relationship with wealthy industrialist Eugen in an attempt to climb the social ladder. His desperation for love and affection soon spirals into tragedy.
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
Kurt Raab
Wodka-Peter
Rudolf Lenz
Attorney Dr. Siebenkäss
Karl Scheydt
Klaus
Peter Kern
Florist "Fatty" Schmidt
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)
El Hedi ben Salem
Salem the Moroccan (uncredited)
Irm Hermann
Madame Cherie / Bar Singer (voice) (uncredited)
Dietrich Kerky
Inspector Braun (uncredited)