Fox and His Friends

Not to be confused with Fox & Friends.

Fox and His Friends
German theatrical release poster
GermanFaustrecht der Freiheit
Directed byRainer Werner Fassbinder
Written by
  • Rainer Werner Fassbinder
  • Christian Hohoff
Produced byChristian Hohoff
Starring
CinematographyMichael Ballhaus
Edited byThea Eymèsz
Music byPeer Raben
Production
companies
  • Tango Film
  • City Film
Distributed byFilmverlag der Autoren
Release dates
  • 15 May 1975 (1975-05-15) (Cannes)
  • 6 June 1975 (1975-06-06) (West Germany)
Running time
123 minutes
CountryWest Germany
LanguageGerman

Fox and His Friends (German: Faustrecht der Freiheit, lit. 'Freedom's Law of the Jungle'; also known as Fist-Right of Freedom[1]) is a 1975 West German drama film written and directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder, starring Fassbinder, Peter Chatel and Karlheinz Böhm. The plot follows the misadventures of a working-class gay man who wins the lottery, then falls in love with the elegant son of an industrialist. His lover tries to mold him into a gilt-edged mirror of upper-class values, and ultimately swindles the easily flattered "Fox" out of his fortune. The film is an incisive look at the relationship between money and emotions.[2] Love is seen as a commodity that can be bought for money and lasts only as long as it is profitable.[2]

  1. ^ Eder, Richard (27 September 1975). "Fassbinder's 'Fist-Right of Freedom'". The New York Times. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
  2. ^ a b Thomsen 2004, p. 182.