The Merchant of Four Seasons

The Merchant of Four Seasons

88 mins | Drama | Feb. 10, 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 attack, his business finally begins to take off. However the more he becomes a credit to his family, the more depressed he becomes.

The Merchant of Four Seasons

88 mins | Drama | Feb. 10, 1972

The Merchant of Four Seasons
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.
IMDb rating 7.3
Producers Tango Film
Original title Händler der vier Jahreszeiten
Directors Harry Baer, Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Writers Rainer Werner Fassbinder

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