Limited Series
(1980)
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.
Cast
as Franz Biberkopf
as Narrator (voice, uncredited)
Episodes
The Punishment Begins 4.0
October 12, 1980
In 1928 Berlin, Franz Biberkopf is released after serving four years in Tegel prison for the murder of his girlfriend I…
How Is One to Live If One Doesn’t Want to Die? 0.0
October 13, 1980
Biberkopf is self-employed, hawking necktie holders on the street, but has trouble making enough and doesn't consider h…
A Hammer Blow to the Head Can Injure the Soul 0.0
October 20, 1980
Troubled by the dubious nature of Franz's job, Lina introduces him to family friend Otto Lüders, who turns out to be an…
A Handful of People in the Depths of Silence 0.0
October 27, 1980
Franz goes on an alcohol binge as former medical orderly Baumann searches for him in rooms in a building opposite the o…
A Grim Reaper with Powers from Almighty God 0.0
November 3, 1980
Franz, after several fleeting encounters, has finally become reacquainted with his former pimp Eva, who feels a deep af…
Love Has Its Price 0.0
November 10, 1980
Franz explains to Reinhold that he wants Cilly to stay with him. Franz gets sucked into Pums's gang when he is drafted …
Remember—An Oath Can Be Amputated 0.0
November 17, 1980
Franz has survived, but his right arm has been amputated. He recuperates for a time with Eva and Eva's lover Herbert, w…
The Sun Warms the Skin, But Burns It Sometimes Too 0.0
November 24, 1980
Franz becomes involved in an illegal enterprise with Willy, whom he met at a cabaret. Eva and Herbert drop by to see Fr…
About the Eternities Between the Many and the Few 0.0
December 1, 1980
Eva explains to Franz that Mieze just wants to work to support him as Franz cannot due to his missing arm. After reconc…
Loneliness Tears Cracks of Madness Even in Walls 0.0
December 8, 1980
As Mieze cannot conceive, Eva tells her she'll have a child with Franz that Mieze can then raise. Mieze is delighted, t…
Knowledge Is Power and the Early Bird Catches the Worm 0.0
December 15, 1980
Franz tells Reinhold he wants to get involved with Pums again. Reinhold still has his suspicions but Franz is allowed t…
The Serpent in the Soul of the Serpent 0.0
December 22, 1980
Franz introduces Mieze to Meck. Reinhold blackmails Meck to set up a meeting for him with Mieze. Meck takes Mieze on a …
The Outside and the Inside and the Secret of Fear of the Secret 0.0
December 29, 1980
Franz tells Eva that Mieze has left him. Eva reassures him, though she is a bit concerned herself. A robbery pulled off…
My Dream of the Dream of Franz Biberkopf by Alfred Döblin, An Epilogue 0.0
December 29, 1980
In a fantasy sequence, Franz walks along a street of the dead with two angels. He finds Mieze, but she disappears from …