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.
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
Harry Baer
as Philip
Hans Zander
as Barman Springer
Kurt Raab
as Wodka-Peter
Rudolf Lenz
as Attorney Dr. Siebenkäss
Karl Scheydt
as Klaus
Peter Kern
as Florist "Fatty" Schmidt
Karl-Heinz Staudenmeyer
as Krapp
