7.1The American Friend
1977Details →


Directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder
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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Klaus Löwitsch
Harry

Gusti Kreissl
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

Walter Sedlmayr
Karren-Verkäufer

Lilo Pempeit
Kundin