Fox and His Friends
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| German | Faustrecht der Freiheit |
| Directed by | Rainer Werner Fassbinder |
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| Produced by | Christian Hohoff |
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| Cinematography | Michael Ballhaus |
| Edited by | Thea Eymèsz |
| Music by | Peer Raben |
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| Distributed by | Filmverlag der Autoren |
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Running time | 123 minutes |
| Country | West Germany |
| Language | German |
Fox and His Friends (German: Faustrecht der Freiheit, lit. 'Freedom's Law of the Jungle'; also known as Fist-Right of Freedom) 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. Love is seen as a commodity that can be bought for money and lasts only as long as it is profitable.