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Berlin Alexanderplatz, originally broadcast in 1980, is a 14-part West German television miniseries, set in 1920s Berlin and adapted and directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder from the Alfred Döblin novel of the Berlin Alexanderplatz. It stars Günter Lamprecht, Hanna Schygulla, Barbara Sukowa, Elisabeth Trissenaar and Gottfried John. The complete series is 15½ hours long. In 1983, it was released theatrically in the United States, where a theatre would show two or three parts per night. It garnered a cult following in the US and was eventually released on VHS and broadcast on PBS and then Bravo.
Original Release
10/05/1980
US Release
08/10/1983
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Günter Lamprecht | Franz Biberkopf |
| Rainer Werner Fassbinder | Erzähler |
| Hanna Schygulla | Eva |
| Franz Buchrieser | Gottfried Meck |
| Claus Holm | Wirt |
| Brigitte Mira | Frau Bast |
| Gottfried John | Reinhold Hoffmann |
| Roger Fritz | Herbert |
| Günther Kaufmann | Theo |
| Volker Spengler | Bruno |
Directors
Writers
Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Alfred Döblin
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Günter Lamprecht | Franz Biberkopf |
| Rainer Werner Fassbinder | Erzähler |
| Hanna Schygulla | Eva |
| Franz Buchrieser | Gottfried Meck |
| Claus Holm | Wirt |
| Brigitte Mira | Frau Bast |
| Gottfried John | Reinhold Hoffmann |
| Roger Fritz | Herbert |
| Günther Kaufmann | Theo |
| Volker Spengler | Bruno |
| Vitus Zeplichal | Rudi |
| Barbara Sukowa | Mieze |
| Ivan Desny | Pums |
| Barbara Valentin | Ida |
| Herbert Steinmetz | Zeitungshändler in der U-Bahn |
| Fritz Schediwy | Willy |
| Annemarie Düringer | Cilly |
| Peter Kuiper | Glatzkopf |
| Lilo Pempeit | Frau Pums |
| Rolf Zacher | Krause |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Günter Rohrbach | Producer |
| Peter Märthesheimer | Producer |
| Gunther Witte | Producer |
