

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.
Rainer Werner Fassbinder
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