Berlin Alexanderplatz

Based On the book by Alfred Döblin

Berlin Alexanderplatz (German: [bɛʁˈliːn ʔalɛkˈsandɐˌplats]), originally broadcast in 1980, is a 14-part West German crime television miniseries, set in 1920s Berlin and adapted and directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder from Alfred Döblin's 1929 novel of the same name. It stars Günter Lamprecht, Hanna Schygulla, Barbara Sukowa, Elisabeth Trissenaar and Gottfried John. The complete series is 15 hours (NTSC and home media releases expand the runtime by half an hour). In 1983, it was released theatrically in the United States by TeleCulture, where a theater would show two or three parts per night.

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Release date:

1980

Director:

Rainer Werner Fassbinder

Cast:

Barbara Sukowa, Gottfried John, Hanna Schygulla, Karin Baal, Brigitte Mira

Genre:

Crime, Drama, Miniseries

Country:

Germany

Language:

German

Year page:

1980 in adaptations