Berlin Alexanderplatz (TV Series)
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TV Series. Drama
TV Series (1980). 14 episodes. This film 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. Franz is an ex-convict that when released into the day's cruel and indifferent society slowly loses his mind. Set in Berlin in the 1920's.