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Content Advisory: Nudity, Adult Situations, Strong Sexual Content, Not For Children, Profanity Movie Release: 1975 DVD Release: 07/02/2002 Format: DVD Edition: Restored/Remastered Audio Tracks: German Subtitles: English SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 2 hrs 3 mins Studio: Fox Lorber Members Wishing: 8 Genres: Drama, Melodrama, Gay & Lesbian Films

Faustrecht der Freiheit (Fox and His Friends) was one of the many films in the short, but prolific, career of German auteur Rainer Werner Fassbinder. Fassbinder plays Franz Biberkopf, a financially poor gay man who performs in a traveling circus as Fox the Talking Head. One day, he lucks into winning half a million marks in a lottery. This attracts the attention of numerous swindlers, including Eugen (Peter Chatel), who becomes Fox's lover, gets Fox to spend the money on Eugen, and then dumps Fox mercilessly once the money is gone. Unable to come to terms with how he has been used, and miserable at being in the same place he was before he won the money, Fox commits suicide. The cast is rounded out by El Hedi ben Salem and Brigitte Mira, the stars of Fassbinder's celebrated Ali: Fear Eats the Soul. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide

Rainer Werner Fassbinder - Fox
Peter Chatel - Eugen
Harry Baer - Philipe
Adrian Hoven - Father
Rainer Werner Fassbinder - Franz Biberkopf

Rainer Werner Fassbinder's Fox and His Friends comes to DVD with a standard full-frame transfer. German soundtracks are rendered in Dolby Digital 5.1 and Dolby Digital Stereo. English subtitles are accessible. Supplemental materials include filmographies. Although this is a spare disc from Wellspring, it is worth checking out for any fan of the distinctive German master. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide