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Berlin Alexanderplatz

A FILM IN 13 PARTS & AN EPILOGUE

19801h 0m / epDrama · Crime

First aired

October 12, 1980

7.5

TMDB Score

75% match · 51 votes

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S01 · E01

The Punishment Begins

Limited Series · Oct 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 into his old apartment, he visits Ida's sister Minna and rapes her. In a flashback, Franz kills Ida with a cream whip after correctly suspecting she's about to leave him. Franz encounters and drinks with old friend Meck, where he meets Lina Przybilla, a young Polish woman, who moves in with him. He receives notification from local police that he's barred from certain districts and surrounding municipalities, under threat of a fine or imprisonment. Placing himself under the supervision of a charity called Prisoners' Aid, to which he must report once a month while remaining in employment, Franz is able to stay.

About the Series

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DramaCrime

Synopsis

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.

CreatorRainer Werner Fassbinder

First aired
October 12, 1980
Last aired
December 29, 1980
Seasons
1 season · 14 episodes
Status
Ended
Original language
German
Network
Das Erste

Top Billed Cast

Günter Lamprecht

Günter Lamprecht

Franz Biberkopf

Hanna Schygulla

Hanna Schygulla

Eva

Gottfried John

Gottfried John

Reinhold

Barbara Sukowa

Barbara Sukowa

Emilie "Mieze" Karsunke

Franz Buchrieser

Franz Buchrieser

Meck

Ivan Desny

Ivan Desny

Pums

Brigitte Mira

Brigitte Mira

Frau Bast

Claus Holm

Claus Holm

Max

Rainer Werner Fassbinder

Rainer Werner Fassbinder

Narrator (voice, uncredited)

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