The Merchant of Four Seasons
6.664 / 10
العربية / 88 min. / 1972-03-10
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Storyline:
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
as Hans Epp
Irm Hermann
as Irmgard Epp
Hanna Schygulla
as Anna Epp, Hans's sister
Andrea Schober
as Renate Epp, Hans's daughter
Karl Scheydt
as Anzell
Klaus Löwitsch
as Harry
Gusti Kreissl
as Mother Epp
Ingrid Caven
as Hans's great love
Peter Chatel
as Dr. Harlach
Elga Sorbas
as Marile
Kurt Raab
as Kurt, Hans's brother-in-law
Hark Bohm
as Polizei-Vorgesetzter
Walter Sedlmayr
as Karren-Verkäufer
Lilo Pempeit
as Kundin
El Hedi ben Salem
as Araber
Jürgen Prochnow
as Man at the Meeting Table
Heide Simon
as Heide, Hans's married sister
Rainer Werner Fassbinder
as Zucker
Daniel Schmid
as 1st Candidate