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.
Top Cast
Rainer Werner Fassbinder as Franz "Fox" Bieberkopf
Peter Chatel as Eugen Thiess
Karlheinz Böhm as Max
Adrian Hoven as Wolf Thiess, Eugen's Father
Christiane Maybach as Hedwig
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