Fassbinder, Rainer Werner 1946- TeleCulture, Inc Vandham Productions moving image videorecording nyu New York, N.Y MGM/UA Home Video 1984, c1983 1984 monographic ger eng

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8 videocassettes (928 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. Story of Franz Biberkopf, a former transportation worker. When we first see Franz, he has just been released from prison where he has served four years for an irrational act of violence. He returns to his Berlin neighborhood resolved to go straight. At first, he is able to honor his vow of decency, but then forces outside him, his environment, the influences of his cronies, the grinding poverty, and the decay of society ... overwhelm him, and he begins his duel with Fate. Tele-Culture presents, a Vandham Productions, Ltd. ; [written and directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder]. Originally shown on German television in 13 parts and an epilogue. This is the original, uncut version. Subtitles in English. Based on Alfred Döblin's novel, set in pre-Nazi Berlin. Günter Lamprecht, Hanna Schygulla, Barbara Sukowa, Elisabeth Trissenaar. Feature films Döblin, Alfred, 1878-1957 NOC 841002 20260227104058.0 995571500102311