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Faustrecht der Freiheit 1975

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. While he wants to climb up the social ladder, it isn't without turmoil, and being torn between his old working class roots, and the shiny new facade of middle class consciousness.

Directed by: Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Written by: Rainer Werner Fassbinder & Christian Hohoff
Release date: 1975-06-06
Runtime: 125 minutes
Critics score:
88 / 100
Tagline: Survival of the fittest.
Cast:
Rainer Werner Fassbinder Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Franz "Fox" Bieberkopf 
Karlheinz Böhm Karlheinz Böhm
Max 
Hark Bohm Hark Bohm
Policeman Müller (uncredited) 
Ingrid Caven Ingrid Caven
Singer in Bar 
Irm Hermann Irm Hermann
Madame Cherie / Bar Singer (voice) (uncredited) 
Peter Kern Peter Kern
Florist "Fatty" Schmidt 
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Also known as:
  • Fox and His Friends
  • A szabadság ököljoga
  • Frihedens knytnæve
  • Il diritto del più forte
  • La ley del más fuerte
  • Le droit du plus fort
  • O Direito do Mais Forte
  • Özgürlügün zorbalik hakki
  • Vahvemman oikeus
  • 自由の暴力
  • 폭스와 그의 친구들