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The story concerns a murderer, Franz Biberkopf, fresh from prison. When his friend murders the prostitute on whom Biberkopf has been relying as an anchor, he realizes that he will be unable to extricate himself from the underworld into which he has sunk.
- Alfred Döblin
- 1929
Berlin-Alexanderplatz: The Story of Franz Biberkopf: Directed by Phil Jutzi. With Heinrich George, Maria Bard, Margarete Schlegel, Bernhard Minetti. Franz Biberkopf has served four years in prison.
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- Crime, Drama
- Phil Jutzi
- 1931-10-19
9,935 ratings828 reviews. Berlin in the 1920s. Franz Biberkopf has just been released from prison after serving four years for violence that resulted in the death of a girlfriend. He returns to his old neighbourhood, Alexanderplatz, vowing to live a decent life.
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Berlin-Alexanderplatz or The Story of Franz Biberkopf (German: Die Geschichte Franz Biberkopfs) is a 1931 German drama film directed by Phil Jutzi and starring Heinrich George, Maria Bard and Margarete Schlegel.
Jan 1, 2004 · It tells the story of Franz Biberkopf, who, on being released from prison, is confronted with the poverty, unemployment, crime and burgeoning Nazism of 1920s Germany. As Franz struggles to...
- reprint
- Alfred Döblin
- Eugène Jolas
Berlin Alexanderplatz, novel by Alfred Döblin, published in 1929. It appeared in English under the original title and as Alexanderplatz, Berlin. It tells the story of Franz Biberkopf, a Berlin petty criminal who tries to rehabilitate himself after his release from jail.
Apr 23, 2022 · The novel tells the story of Franz Biberkopf’s battering journey from prison to life as a ‘free man’ on the bottom of the social ladder and takes a piercing look at the poverty-stricken eastern parts of Berlin, fracturing the capitol’s frequent depiction as the city of lights and seductive glamour.
