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.

• Tango Film
• Filmverlag der Autoren
• Hans Hirschmüller
• Irm Hermann
• Hanna Schygulla
• Andrea Schober
• Karl Scheydt
• Klaus Löwitsch
• Gusti Kreissl
• Ingrid Caven