The Merchant of Four Seasons
01/01/1971
1h 28m

Hans is a street fruit peddler and born loser. His choice of career upsets his bourgeois family, causing him to turn to drinking and violence. After recovering from a debilitating heart attack, his business finally begins to take off. However, the more he becomes a credit to his family, the more depressed he becomes.
Cast


Hans Hirschmüller
Hans Epp


Irm Hermann
Irmgard Epp


Hanna Schygulla
Anna Epp, Hans's sister
Andrea Schober
Renate Epp, Hans's daughter


Karl Scheydt
Anzell


Klaus Löwitsch
Harry


Gusti Kreissl
Mother Epp


Ingrid Caven
Hans's great love


Peter Chatel
Dr. Harlach


Elga Sorbas
Marile


Kurt Raab
Kurt, Hans's brother-in-law


Hark Bohm
Polizei-Vorgesetzter


Walter Sedlmayr
Karren-Verkäufer


Lilo Pempeit
Kundin


El Hedi ben Salem
Araber


Jürgen Prochnow
Man at the Meeting Table


Heide Simon
Heide, Hans's married sister


Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Zucker


Daniel Schmid
1st Candidate
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