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The Merchant of Four Seasons

6.719721h 28mMovieDrama

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.…

DirectorRainer Werner Fassbinder
WriterRainer Werner Fassbinder
ProducerRainer Werner Fassbinder

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Cast · Directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder

HHHans Hirschmüller
Hans Hirschmüller
Hans Epp
IHIrm Hermann
Irm Hermann
Irmgard Epp
HSHanna Schygulla
Hanna Schygulla
Anna Epp, Hans's sister
AS
Andrea Schober
Renate Epp, Hans's daughter
KSKarl Scheydt
Karl Scheydt
Anzell
KLKlaus Löwitsch
Klaus Löwitsch
Harry
GKGusti Kreissl
Gusti Kreissl
Mother Epp
ICIngrid Caven
Ingrid Caven
Hans's great love
PCPeter Chatel
Peter Chatel
Dr. Harlach
ESElga Sorbas
Elga Sorbas
Marile
KRKurt Raab
Kurt Raab
Kurt, Hans's brother-in-law
HBHark Bohm
Hark Bohm
Polizei-Vorgesetzter

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