6.3
Berlin Alexanderplatz (1980)
7.5 1 season 14 episodes Ended
In late 1920s Berlin, Franz Biberkopf is released from prison and vows to go straight. However, he soon finds himself embroiled in the city’s criminal underworld.
Seasons & episodes
E1The Punishment BeginsOct 12, 1980 · 1h 22m
In 1928 Berlin, Franz Biberkopf is released after serving four years in Tegel prison for the murder of his girlfriend Ida. After settling i…
E2How Is One to Live If One Doesn’t Want to Die?Oct 13, 1980 · 1h 0m
Biberkopf is self-employed, hawking necktie holders on the street, but has trouble making enough and doesn't consider himself an orator. Af…
E3A Hammer Blow to the Head Can Injure the SoulOct 20, 1980 · 59m
Troubled by the dubious nature of Franz's job, Lina introduces him to family friend Otto Lüders, who turns out to be an ex-con he knows fro…
E4A Handful of People in the Depths of SilenceOct 27, 1980 · 59m
Franz goes on an alcohol binge as former medical orderly Baumann searches for him in rooms in a building opposite the one occupied by the p…
E5A Grim Reaper with Powers from Almighty GodNov 3, 1980 · 1h 0m
Franz, after several fleeting encounters, has finally become reacquainted with his former pimp Eva, who feels a deep affection for him, and…
E6Love Has Its PriceNov 10, 1980 · 59m
Franz explains to Reinhold that he wants Cilly to stay with him. Franz gets sucked into Pums's gang when he is drafted for a job as a last-…
E7Remember—An Oath Can Be AmputatedNov 17, 1980 · 58m
Franz has survived, but his right arm has been amputated. He recuperates for a time with Eva and Eva's lover Herbert, who agitates against…
E8The Sun Warms the Skin, But Burns It Sometimes TooNov 24, 1980 · 59m
Franz becomes involved in an illegal enterprise with Willy, whom he met at a cabaret. Eva and Herbert drop by to see Franz and bring a youn…
E9About the Eternities Between the Many and the FewDec 1, 1980 · 59m
Eva explains to Franz that Mieze just wants to work to support him as Franz cannot due to his missing arm. After reconciling with Mieze, Fr…
E10Loneliness Tears Cracks of Madness Even in WallsDec 8, 1980 · 1h 0m
As Mieze cannot conceive, Eva tells her she'll have a child with Franz that Mieze can then raise. Mieze is delighted, to the point that Eva…
E11Knowledge Is Power and the Early Bird Catches the WormDec 15, 1980 · 59m
Franz tells Reinhold he wants to get involved with Pums again. Reinhold still has his suspicions but Franz is allowed to assist the gang wi…
E12The Serpent in the Soul of the SerpentDec 22, 1980 · 1h 0m
Franz introduces Mieze to Meck. Reinhold blackmails Meck to set up a meeting for him with Mieze. Meck takes Mieze on a drive to Bad Freienw…
E13The Outside and the Inside and the Secret of Fear of the SecretDec 29, 1980 · 59m
Franz tells Eva that Mieze has left him. Eva reassures him, though she is a bit concerned herself. A robbery pulled off by Pums' gang goes…
E14My Dream of the Dream of Franz Biberkopf by Alfred Döblin, An EpilogueDec 29, 1980 · 1h 52m
In a fantasy sequence, Franz walks along a street of the dead with two angels. He finds Mieze, but she disappears from his arms. Reinhold i…
Cast
Günter LamprechtFranz Biberkopf
Hanna SchygullaEva
Gottfried JohnReinhold
Barbara SukowaEmilie "Mieze" Karsunke
Franz BuchrieserMeck
Ivan DesnyPums
Brigitte MiraFrau Bast
Claus HolmMax
Rainer Werner FassbinderNarrator (voice, uncredited)
