"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 retarded Davy. Whity tries to carry out all their orders, however demeaning, until various of the family members ask him to kill some of the others.
Günther Kaufmann
as Whity
Ulli Lommel
as Frank Nicholson
Harry Baer
as Davy Nicholson
Hanna Schygulla
as Hanna
Ron Randell
as Benjamin Nicholson
Helga Ballhaus
as Judge's wife
Katrin Schaake
as Katherine Nicholson
Rainer Werner Fassbinder
as Saloon guest (uncredited)
Peter Berling
as Hefty Bartender (uncredited)
Kurt Raab
as Pianist (uncredited)
