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The Merchant of Four Seasons (1972)

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Overview

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.

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Cast

  • Hans Hirschmüller Hans Hirschmüller Hans Epp
  • Irm Hermann Irm Hermann Irmgard Epp
  • Hanna Schygulla Hanna Schygulla Anna Epp, Hans's sister
  • Andrea Schober Renate Epp, Hans's daughter
  • Karl Scheydt Karl Scheydt Anzell
  • Klaus Löwitsch Klaus Löwitsch Harry
  • Gusti Kreissl Gusti Kreissl Mother Epp
  • Ingrid Caven Ingrid Caven Hans's great love
  • Peter Chatel Peter Chatel Dr. Harlach
  • Elga Sorbas Marile
  • Kurt Raab Kurt Raab Kurt, Hans's brother-in-law
  • Hark Bohm Hark Bohm Polizei-Vorgesetzter
  • Walter Sedlmayr Walter Sedlmayr Karren-Verkäufer
  • Lilo Pempeit Lilo Pempeit Kundin
  • El Hedi ben Salem El Hedi ben Salem Araber
  • Jürgen Prochnow Jürgen Prochnow Man at the Meeting Table
  • Heide Simon Heide Simon Heide, Hans's married sister
  • Rainer Werner Fassbinder Rainer Werner Fassbinder Zucker