The Merchant of Four Seasons

Rainer Werner Fassbinder
1972-03-10


6.7
88 min

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

Name Character Team
Hans Hirschmüller Hans Epp Unowned
Irm Hermann Irmgard Epp Unowned
Hanna Schygulla Anna Epp, Hans's sister Unowned
Andrea Schober Renate Epp, Hans's daughter Unowned
Karl Scheydt Anzell Unowned
Klaus Löwitsch Harry Unowned
Gusti Kreissl Mother Epp Unowned
Ingrid Caven Hans's great love Unowned
Peter Chatel Dr. Harlach Unowned
Elga Sorbas Marile Unowned
Kurt Raab Kurt, Hans's brother-in-law Unowned
Hark Bohm Polizei-Vorgesetzter Unowned
Walter Sedlmayr Karren-Verkäufer Unowned
Lilo Pempeit Kundin Unowned
El Hedi ben Salem Araber Unowned
Jürgen Prochnow Man at the Meeting Table Unowned
Heide Simon Heide, Hans's married sister Unowned
Rainer Werner Fassbinder Zucker Unowned
Daniel Schmid 1st Candidate Unowned