Season 1
(1980)
Cast
as Franz Biberkopf
as Eva
as Mieze
as Reinhold Hoffmann
as Pums
as Ida
as Frau Bast
as Theo
as Rudi
as Wirt
as Bruno
as Lina
as Frau Pums
as Cilly
as uncredited
as Angel #1
Episodes
The Punishment Begins 0.0
October 12, 1980
In 1928 Berlin, Franz Biberkopf is released after serving four years in Tegel prison for killing his girlfriend Ida. Af…
How is One to Live if One Doesn’t Want to Die? 0.0
October 13, 1980
Franz employs himself by hocking tie holders on the street but has trouble making enough money. He is talked into selli…
A Hammer Blow to the Head Can Injure the Soul 0.0
October 20, 1980
Lina is troubled by the shady nature of the jobs Franz is getting and has him meet a family friend, Otto Lüders, who ha…
A Handful of People in the Depths of Silence 0.0
October 27, 1980
Franz goes on an alcohol binge as a former medical orderly looks over him. He runs into Meck on the street one day. Mec…
A Reaper with the Power of Our Lord 0.0
November 3, 1980
Franz becomes re-acquainted with Eva, for whom he used to be a pimp and who feels a deep affection for him. At Max’s, M…
Love Has Its Price 0.0
November 10, 1980
Reinhold is desperate to get rid of his current woman, Trude, but Franz won’t take her and wants to stick with Cilly. F…
Remember—An Oath can be Amputated 0.0
November 17, 1980
Franz has survived the car accident, but his right arm has been amputated. He recuperates for a time with Eva and Eva’s…
The Sun Warms the Skin, but Burns it Sometimes Too 0.0
November 24, 1980
Franz gets involved in an illegal enterprise with Willy, whom he met at a cabaret. Eva and Herbert drop by to see Franz…
About the Eternities Between the Many and the Few 0.0
December 1, 1980
Eva explain to Franz that Mieze just wants to work to support him as Franz cannot do so due to his missing arm. He reco…
Loneliness Tears Cracks of Madness Even in Walls 0.0
December 8, 1980
As Mieze cannot have children, Eva tells her she will have a child with Franz that Mieze can then raise. Mieze is delig…
Knowledge is Power and the Early Bird Catches the Worm 0.0
December 15, 1980
Franz goes to Reinhold and tells him he wants to get involved with Pums again. Reinhold still has his suspicions but Fr…
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 …