The Merchant of Four Seasons
74 reviews
Drama
1h 28m
1972
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...
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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.
- DirectorRainer Werner Fassbinder
- Release10 March 1972
- GenreDrama
- Duration1h 28m
- Budget?
- Revenue?
- Rate74 reviews
- Productions
Tango Film
Cast

Hans Hirschmüller
Hans Epp

Irm Hermann
Irmgard Epp

Hanna Schygulla
Anna Epp, Hans's sister

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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