Berlin Alexanderplatz(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.
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Top 10 Billed Cast
Franz Biberkopf
Eva
Mieze
Reinhold Hoffmann
Pums
Ida
Frau Bast
Theo
Rudi
Wirt
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