MERCHANT OF FOUR SEASONS - DVD-MASTERWORKS EDITION

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• Release Year: 1971
• Genre: Drama
• Plot: Hailed as a defining moment in Fassbinder's prolific career, The Merchant of Four Seasons tells the story of Hans, a street 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: Hans Hirschmüller, Irm Hermann, Hanna Schygulla, Andrea Schober, Gusti Kreissl, Klaus Löwitsch, Karl Scheydt, Ingrid Caven, Kurt Raab, Heide Simon, Peter Chatel, Elga Sorbas, Lilo Pempeit, Walter Sedlmayr, El Hedi ben Salem, Daniel Schmid, Michael Fengler, Hark Bohm, Harry Baer, Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Peter Gauhe, Sigi Graue, Jürgen Prochnow
• Director: Rainer Werner Fassbinder
• Runtime: 1:28
• Company: Tango Film, Zweites Deutches Fernseh, Wellspring
• Media Format: movie