Berlin Alexanderplatz

7.4IMDb Score
Released:1980-10-12
Duration:60 min
Country:Germany
Director:
Actors:Günter Lamprecht, Hanna Schygulla, Gottfried John, Barbara Sukowa, Franz Buchrieser
Production:Bavaria Film, WDR

Overview:

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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