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.
Hans Epp
Hans Hirschmüller
Irmgard Epp
Irm Hermann
Anna Epp, Hans's sister
Hanna Schygulla
Renate Epp, Hans's daughter
Andrea Schober
Anzell
Karl Scheydt
Harry
Klaus Löwitsch
Mother Epp
Gusti Kreissl
Hans's great love
Ingrid Caven
Dr. Harlach
Peter Chatel
Marile
Elga Sorbas
Kurt, Hans's brother-in-law
Kurt Raab
Polizei-Vorgesetzter
Hark Bohm
Karren-Verkäufer
Walter Sedlmayr
Kundin
Lilo Pempeit
Araber
El Hedi ben Salem
Man at the Meeting Table
Jürgen Prochnow
Heide, Hans's married sister
Heide Simon
Zucker
Rainer Werner Fassbinder
1st Candidate
Daniel Schmid