Whity

1971 film by Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Movie film Q327427
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Whity

Summary

Whity is a film[1]. Whity ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (77 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Whity was influenced by Band of Angels[3].
  • Whity was influenced by Morocco[4].
  • Whity was influenced by Home from the Hill[5].
  • Whity was influenced by The Treasure of the Sierra Madre[6].
  • Whity's instance of is recorded as film[7].
  • Whity was directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder[8].
  • Rainer Werner Fassbinder wrote the screenplay for Whity[9].
  • Thea Eymèsz wrote the screenplay for Whity[10].
  • Whity's composer is recorded as Peer Raben[11].
  • Whity's genre is drama film[12].
  • Whity's genre is Spaghetti Western[13].
  • Whity's genre is melodrama[14].
  • Whity's genre is fiction film[15].
  • A cast member of Whity was Ron Randell[16].
  • A cast member of Whity was Hanna Schygulla[17].
  • A cast member of Whity was Katrin Schaake[18].
  • A cast member of Whity was Ulli Lommel[19].
  • A cast member of Whity was Günther Kaufmann[20].
  • A cast member of Whity was Harry Baer[21].
  • A cast member of Whity was Helga Ballhaus[22].
  • A cast member of Whity was Kurt Raab[23].
  • A cast member of Whity was Peter Berling[24].
  • A cast member of Whity was Tomás Blanco[25].
  • A cast member of Whity was Rainer Werner Fassbinder[26].
  • A cast member of Whity was Juan Gallardo Muñoz[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Producers include Peter Berling[28], Peer Raben[29], and Ulli Lommel[30]. Whity was directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder[8]. Screenwriters include Rainer Werner Fassbinder[9] and Thea Eymèsz[10]. Cast members include Ron Randell[16], Hanna Schygulla[17], Katrin Schaake[18], Ulli Lommel[19], Günther Kaufmann[20], and Harry Baer[21].

Publication

Whity was published on June 1971[31]. Original languages include German[32] and English[33]. Genres include drama film[12], Spaghetti Western[13], melodrama[14], and fiction film[15]. Whity was distributed by video on demand[34].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include slavery[35] and homosexuality[36].

Why It Matters

Whity ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (77 views/month).[2] Whity has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . filmportal.de. wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . Methode Rainer Werner Fassbinder: eine Retrospektive. wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . Methode Rainer Werner Fassbinder: eine Retrospektive. wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [14] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [15] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [16] ↑ . Methode Rainer Werner Fassbinder: eine Retrospektive. wikidata.org.
  11. [17] ↑ . Methode Rainer Werner Fassbinder: eine Retrospektive. wikidata.org.
  12. [18] ↑ . Methode Rainer Werner Fassbinder: eine Retrospektive. wikidata.org.
  13. [19] ↑ . Methode Rainer Werner Fassbinder: eine Retrospektive. wikidata.org.
  14. [20] ↑ . Methode Rainer Werner Fassbinder: eine Retrospektive. wikidata.org.
  15. [21] ↑ . Methode Rainer Werner Fassbinder: eine Retrospektive. wikidata.org.
  16. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [24] ↑ . fassbinderfoundation.de. Retrieved . fassbinderfoundation.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [25] ↑ . fassbinderfoundation.de. Retrieved . fassbinderfoundation.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [26] ↑ . fassbinderfoundation.de. Retrieved . fassbinderfoundation.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [27] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [31] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  29. [3] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [4] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [5] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  32. [6] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [37] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 6w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 74189
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P12879]]: 74189, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269265|batch #269265]]"
  2. 6w ago · Gerwoman · 2026-08-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Decine21 film id → 17422
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P7978]]: 17422, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/204263960|Whity (#204263960)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7078|Decine21 film]] #mix'n'match"
  3. 14w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Set in period → 19th century in the United States
    Location of first performance → 21st Berlin International Film Festival
    Publication date → +1971-06-00T00:00:00Z
    Screenwriter → Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Thea Eymèsz
    + 32 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/38225|batch #38225]]: MovieLens IDs (part 1)"
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