Season 1
1980 | 14 Episodes
Berlin Alexanderplatz
Drama, Crime
German- 1 Season (14 Episodes)
- 1980 - 1981
- 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.
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This mini-series is a 15-1/2 hour episodic exploration of the character of Franz Biberkopf, "hero" of Alfred Döblin's acclaimed novel, as well as the Alexanderplatz area of Berlin that he inhabits.
Type: scripted
Status: Ended
Language: German
Release Date: October 5, 1980
Also Known As: Berlin Alexanderplatz: Remastered, Berlin AlexanderplatzБерлин, Александерплац, Berlin Alexander Meydanı, Berlín Alexanderplatz, 베를린 알렉산더 광장, ベルリン・アレクサンダー広場 | See more »
Plot Keywords
timeframe 1920s
bum
new german cinema
epic
tv mini series
german culture
class struggle
nonlinear timeline
breaking the fourth wall
written and directed by cast member
underdog
proles
forced sexual contact
ex convict
weimar republic
surrealism
german literature
long take
tavern
1920s
social problem
berlin germany
based on novel
sex scene
car run over
sexuality
criminal
auteur tv
male nudity
darkness
drunkard
brechtian
flashback
criminal gang
treason
alcohol
handicapped
big city life
stutterer
release from prison
release from jail
prostitute
pimp
murder
love bite
leonard cohen
janis joplin
forest
jail
homosexuality
cult director
place name in title
rape
mock suicide
beating
beer
drunk
remake
gay
gay interest
male rear nudity
male frontal nudity
Company Credits
Production Co: Bavaria Film, Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR), RAI Radiotelevisione Italiana
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OCIC Special Award 1980
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OCIC Special Award
Chaplin Shoe 1982
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Chaplin Shoe
Best Actor (Bester Darsteller)
