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The Merchant of Four Seasons

The Merchant of Four Seasons
★ 6.8/10•1971•1h 28m•16•Drama

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.

Rainer Werner Fassbinder · Screenplay

Rainer Werner Fassbinder · Director

StatusReleased
Runtime1h 28m
LanguageDE
Release DateNov 4, 1971

Actors

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

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