Directed by:
Rainer Werner FassbinderScreenplay:
Rainer Werner FassbinderCinematography:
Dietrich LohmannCast:
Hans Hirschmüller, Irm Hermann, Hanna Schygulla, Klaus Löwitsch, Ingrid Caven, Hark Bohm, Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Kurt Raab, El Hedi ben Salem (more)VOD (2)
Plots(1)
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. (Arrow Films)
(more)Cast
Hans Hirschmüller
Romania
Best movies:
Alice in the Cities (1974)
Le Bouc (1969)
The Merchant of Four Seasons (1971)
![Irm Hermann](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/909/159909705_7f761b.jpg)
Irm Hermann
German Empire
Best movies:
Der Zauberberg (1982)
Berlin Alexanderplatz (1980) (series)
Ali: Fear Eats the Soul (1974)
![Hanna Schygulla](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/982/164982607_1e01f8.jpg)
Hanna Schygulla
German Empire
Best movies:
Werckmeister Harmonies (2000)
Berlin Alexanderplatz (1980) (series)
Hunting Scenes from Bavaria (1969)
![Klaus Löwitsch](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/070/162070579_7e2312.jpg)
Klaus Löwitsch
German Empire
Best movies:
Jail Bait (1973) (TV movie)
The Marriage of Maria Braun (1979)
Cross of Iron (1977)
![Ingrid Caven](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/272/272270_88b84a.jpg)
Ingrid Caven
German Empire
Best movies:
Narcissus and Psyche (1980)
Ali: Fear Eats the Soul (1974)
Martha (1974) (TV movie)
![Hark Bohm](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/289/162289356_65055c.jpg)
Hark Bohm
German Empire
Best movies:
Paradis Express (1997)
Berlin Alexanderplatz (1980) (series)
Underground (1995)
![Rainer Werner Fassbinder](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/270/270523_f211cc.jpg)
Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Germany
Best movies:
Berlin Alexanderplatz (1980) (series) - actor, narrator
Ali: Fear Eats the Soul (1974)
The Marriage of Maria Braun (1979)
![Kurt Raab](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/277/277919_a3c515.jpg)
Kurt Raab
German Empire
Best movies:
Der Zauberberg (1982)
Ali: Fear Eats the Soul (1974)
The Stationmaster's Wife (1977) (TV movie)
![El Hedi ben Salem](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/277/277920_ff35bb.jpg)
El Hedi ben Salem
Morocco
Best movies:
Ali: Fear Eats the Soul (1974)
Martha (1974) (TV movie)
Jail Bait (1973) (TV movie)
![Lilo Pempeit](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/405/159405968_fe2dd6.jpg)
Lilo Pempeit
Best movies:
Berlin Alexanderplatz (1980) (series)
Ali: Fear Eats the Soul (1974)
The Stationmaster's Wife (1977) (TV movie)
![Harry Baer](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/388/160388377_e88a38.jpg)
Harry Baer
Germany
Best movies:
Berlin Alexanderplatz (1980) (series)
Why Does Herr R. Run Amok? (1970)
Jail Bait (1973) (TV movie)
Andrea Schober
Germany
Best movies:
Chinese Roulette (1976)
Effi Briest (1974)
The Merchant of Four Seasons (1971)
![Daniel Schmid](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/072/312/72312435_4bb8fd.jpg)
Daniel Schmid
Switzerland
Best movies:
The Merchant of Four Seasons (1971)
The American Friend (1977)
Lili Marleen (1981)
Michael Fengler
German Empire
Best movies:
The Merchant of Four Seasons (1971)
Beware of a Holy Whore (1971)
The Niklashausen Journey (1970) (TV movie)
![Marian Seidowsky](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/984/162984738_a6aacc.jpg)
Marian Seidowsky
Best movies:
Young Törless (1966)
The Merchant of Four Seasons (1971)
Gods of the Plague (1970)
Karl Scheydt
Best movies:
Berlin Alexanderplatz (1980) (series)
Ali: Fear Eats the Soul (1974)
The Stationmaster's Wife (1977) (TV movie)
Elga Sorbas
German Empire
Best movies:
Le Bouc (1969)
The Merchant of Four Seasons (1971)
Pioniere in Ingolstadt (1971) (TV movie)
![Peter Chatel](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/427/159427230_6632bf.jpg)
Peter Chatel
German Empire
Best movies:
Martha (1974) (TV movie)
Satan's Brew (1976)
Fist-Right of Freedom (1975)
![Walter Sedlmayr](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/806/160806094_1d7abf.jpg)
Walter Sedlmayr
German Empire
Best movies:
Ali: Fear Eats the Soul (1974)
Fist-Right of Freedom (1975)
World on a Wire (1973) (TV movie)
![Heide Simon](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/440/160440506_9088dd.jpg)
Heide Simon
Germany
Best movies:
Martha (1974) (TV movie)
The Merchant of Four Seasons (1971)
Three (2010)