Berlin Alexanderplatz

(series)
  • West Germany Berlin Alexanderplatz
West Germany / Italy, 1980, 15 h 1 min (Length: 58–112 min)

Based on:

Alfred Döblin (book)

Cinematography:

Xaver Schwarzenberger

Composer:

Peer Raben

Cast:

Günter Lamprecht, Karlheinz Braun, Hanna Schygulla, Claus Holm, Franz Buchrieser, Brigitte Mira, Roger Fritz, Gottfried John, Barbara Sukowa (more)
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Episodes(14)

Plots(1)

Franz Biberkopf is an unforgettable man: good-natured, soft, tender, but also hard, violent and brutal. Released from prison following a four year sentence for the manslaughter of his girlfriend, he plans to make a new start and a decent life for himself. But a chaotic, decadent Berlin of the 20's is not the easiest place for an ex-con to go straight, and work is hard to come by. When Franz becomes fascinated by Reinhold, a psychotic small-time crook, he is soon drawn back into a world he cannot escape. (Second Sight)

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