Berlin Alexanderplatz

IMDb link: 0080196
IMDb rating: 8.4 (5,258 votes)
Genres: Crime, Drama
Director: Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Cast: Hanna Schygulla, Franz Buchrieser, Claus Holm, Günter Lamprecht and others

Release date: 10 Aug 1983
Release year: 1983
Runtime: 64 minutes
Country: West Germany, Italy
Keywords: new german cinema, german culture, weimar republic, bum, epic, tv mini series, nonlinear timeline, breaking the fourth wall, written and directed by cast member, underdog

Plot:

This mini-series is a 15-1/2 hour episodic exploration of the character of Franz Biberkopf, "hero" of Alfred Doblin's acclaimed novel, as well as the Alexanderplatz area of Berlin that he inhabits.

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