1971 · 95 min · Western, Drama
"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 feeble-minded Davy. Whity tries to carry out all their orders, however demeaning, until various family members ask him to kill some of the others.
Directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder. Starring Günther Kaufmann, Ulli Lommel, Harry Baer, Hanna Schygulla and Ron Randell.
Lyradrift plots Whity as a star at the centre of its own sky, with related films orbiting it as satellites, gathered from TMDB recommendations, shared themes, Wikidata links (same director, writer, series, source material or subject) and closeness of feel, then chosen for the strongest evidence — the closer and brighter a star, the more strongly it is related. Fly to any satellite to make it the new centre and keep exploring.
This website uses TMDB and the TMDB APIs but is not endorsed, certified, or otherwise approved by TMDB.