The Merchant of Four Seasons (1971)
poster The Merchant of Four Seasons

Also known as:Händler der vier Jahreszeiten

Country:West Germany, 88 minutes

Spoken languages:German, Arabic

Genres:Drama

Director(s):Rainer Werner Fassbinder

Writer(s):

Video Codec:Unknown

Number: 107

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IMDb Rating:
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7.6/10 (2.8K votes)

Certification:Not Rated

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. One sociable day, while toasting his friends and family, he decides to drink himself to death.

Cast:
Hanna Schygulla (as Anna Epp, Hans's sister), Hans Hirschmüller (as Hans Epp), Irm Hermann (as Irmgard Epp), Andrea Schober (as Renate Epp, Hans's daughter), Gusti Kreissl (as Mother Epp)

Medium: Unknown,

Comments: 34-240 [ned.vers]110-240 [orig.vers]

Loaned: No

Aspect ratio: 4:3