Movie·1972·1h 28m
The Merchant of Four Seasons
Country
Germany
Language
Arabic
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The Story
Original title: Händler der vier Jahreszeiten
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.
Producer
Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Cinematography
Dietrich Lohmann
Music
Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Editor
Thea Eymèsz
Themes
Production House
Audience Score
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// cast
Cast
Hans Hirschmüller
Hans Epp
Irm Hermann
Irmgard Epp
Hanna Schygulla
Anna Epp, Hans's sister
Andrea Schober
Renate Epp, Hans's daughter
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
// crew
Crew
Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Director, Screenplay, Original Music Composer, Producer
Dietrich Lohmann
Director of Photography
Thea Eymèsz
Editor
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