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Franz Biberkopf is an unforgettable man: good-natured, soft, tender, but also hard, violent and brutal. Released from prison following a four year sentence for the manslaughter of his girlfriend, he plans to make a new start and a decent life for himself. But a chaotic, decadent Berlin of the 20's is not the easiest place for .. Read more

Starring	Gunter Lamprecht
Director	Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Genres	Drama, World Cinema

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  The Chronicles of Biberkopf
  
  This series is based on a classic German novel by Alfred Doblin. By all accounts it’s one of those novels that many have read, but many have started and ... read more »
  
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  - London
  - 04 Feb 2008 at 17:39
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  Berlin Alexanderplatz
  
  I managed to stick with the whole 15 hours, mainly because of some incredible characters (Biberkopf himself and the chilling Reinhold), some great if theatrical... read more »
  
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- - BarnesleyBill
  - 13 reviews
  - East Yorkshire
  - 01 Feb 2011 at 20:23
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  enfant terrible
  
  fassbinder knows no bounds.
  
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  - Glasgow
  - 12 Feb 2009 at 00:39
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  Specialist stuff
  
  I speak a fair bit of German, I like Fassbinder's movies, I recently visited Berlin and I'm pretty good at concentrating, but even I fell asleep after ... read more »
  
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- - Martin Cross
  - Glasgow
  - 16 Jul 2008 at 16:41
- - 3
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  no time wasted
  
  just a breath of fresh air to what is available now
  
  watch and enjoy
  
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- - eskview
  - 2 reviews
  - lasswade
  - 29 Jun 2008 at 22:49
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  Out of prison, ultra sensitive from isolation to the menace of freedom where people eat meat using forks that go into their mouths without bleeding - welcome to... read more »
  
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  - UK
  - 23 Jun 2008 at 15:22
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  - 3
  Alex.Platz + 23
  
  In 1985 I looked across towards Alexander Platz,much i would have liked to have gone there,I couldn't for it was then in East Berlin and the Wall still ... read more »
  
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  - Newtownabbey,Co.Antrim (Belfast)
  - 16 May 2008 at 08:38
- - 4
  - 0
  A saga without a family
  
  This title takes a lot of perseverance; 14 hours of pretty intense storyline. Fassbinder felt himself intimately involved with this storyline and characters, to... read more »
  
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- - barbi
  - 150 reviews
  - Salisbury
  - 29 Mar 2008 at 17:26
- - 20
  - 0
  The Chronicles of Biberkopf
  
  This series is based on a classic German novel by Alfred Doblin. By all accounts it’s one of those novels that many have read, but many have started and ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 521992
- - chungking
  - 101 reviews
  - London
  - 04 Feb 2008 at 17:39
View all members' reviews (8)

- - 20
  - 0
  The Chronicles of Biberkopf
  
  This series is based on a classic German novel by Alfred Doblin. By all accounts it’s one of those novels that many have read, but many have started and ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 521992
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - chungking
  - 101 reviews
  - London
  - 04 Feb 2008 at 17:39
- - 4
  - 0
  A saga without a family
  
  This title takes a lot of perseverance; 14 hours of pretty intense storyline. Fassbinder felt himself intimately involved with this storyline and characters, to... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 546515
- - barbi
  - 150 reviews
  - Salisbury
  - 29 Mar 2008 at 17:26
- - 3
  - 0
  Customer Review
  
  Out of prison, ultra sensitive from isolation to the menace of freedom where people eat meat using forks that go into their mouths without bleeding - welcome to... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 585196
- - a customer
  - UK
  - 23 Jun 2008 at 15:22
- - 3
  - 0
  no time wasted
  
  just a breath of fresh air to what is available now
  
  watch and enjoy
  
  Report this review
- 590256
- - eskview
  - 2 reviews
  - lasswade
  - 29 Jun 2008 at 22:49
- - 3
  - 0
  Berlin Alexanderplatz
  
  I managed to stick with the whole 15 hours, mainly because of some incredible characters (Biberkopf himself and the chilling Reinhold), some great if theatrical... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 959651
- - BarnesleyBill
  - 13 reviews
  - East Yorkshire
  - 01 Feb 2011 at 20:23
- - 1
  - 3
  enfant terrible
  
  fassbinder knows no bounds.
  
  Report this review
- 707289
- - a customer
  - Glasgow
  - 12 Feb 2009 at 00:39
- - 0
  - 3
  Alex.Platz + 23
  
  In 1985 I looked across towards Alexander Platz,much i would have liked to have gone there,I couldn't for it was then in East Berlin and the Wall still ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 565958
- - a customer
  - Newtownabbey,Co.Antrim (Belfast)
  - 16 May 2008 at 08:38
- - 2
  - 6
  Specialist stuff
  
  I speak a fair bit of German, I like Fassbinder's movies, I recently visited Berlin and I'm pretty good at concentrating, but even I fell asleep after ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 599031
- - Martin Cross
  - Glasgow
  - 16 Jul 2008 at 16:41

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  Franz Biberkopf is an unforgettable man: good-natured, soft, tender, but also hard, violent and brutal. Released from prison following a four year sentence for the manslaughter of his girlfriend, he plans to make a new start and a decent life for himself. But a chaotic, decadent Berlin of the 20's ...