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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. His return to normal life is not successful.
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- Crime, Drama
- Phil Jutzi
- 1931-10-19
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.
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.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
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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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...
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Oct 8, 2018 · Alfred Döblin's Berlin Alexanderplatz tells of the losers of the modern age, of those who have nothing or who have to bravely defend what little they...