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.

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Hans Hirschmüller

Irm Hermann

Hanna Schygulla

Karl Scheydt

Klaus Löwitsch