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Berlin Alexanderplatz (miniseries) is a film of genre Drama directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder released in USA on 10 august 1983 with Hanna Schygulla
Berlin Alexanderplatz (miniseries) (1980)
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 10 august 1983
Length 14h54
Directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Themes Medical-themed films, Prison films, Films about sexuality, Erotic films, LGBT-related films, Films about prostitution, Films about psychiatry, Political films, Erotic thriller films, Films set in psychiatric hospitals, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Rating83%
Berlin Alexanderplatz ([bɛɐˈliːn ˌalɛˈksandɐplats]) originally broadcast in 1980, is a 14-part West German television miniseries, adapted and directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder from the Alfred Döblin novel of the same name, and stars Günter Lamprecht, Hanna Schygulla, Barbara Sukowa, Elisabeth Trissenaar and Gottfried John. The complete series is 15½ hours long. In 1983, it was released theatrically in the United States, where a theatre would show two or three parts per night. It garnered a cult following in the US and was eventually released on VHS and broadcast on PBS and then Bravo.
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1: The Punishment Begins Berlin, 1928. Franz Biberkopf is released after serving four years in Tegel prison for killing his girlfriend Ida. After settling into his old apartment he visits Minna, Ida’s sister. Minna succumbs to his forceful advances. In a flashback we see Franz kill Ida with a cream whip after correctly suspecting she was about to leave him. Franz later runs into his old friend Meck and has a drink with him in Max’s bar, a local place. There he meets Lina Przybilla, a young Polish woman, who moves in with him. He receives notification from the Berlin Police that he is barred from living in certain Berlin districts and surrounding municipalities, under the threat of a fine or imprisonment, Biberkopf places himself under the supervision of a charity called Prisoners' Aid, to which he must report once a month, and remain in employment. By doing this, he is able to remain in Berlin.Actors
Hanna Schygulla
(Eva)
Barbara Sukowa
(Mieze)
Bata Kameni
Elisabeth Trissenaar
(Lina)
Gottfried John
(Reinhold Hoffmann)
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